tennis ball

noun

1. a hollow ball used in tennis, made of rubber with a fuzzy covering of woven Dacron, nylon, or wool.

tennis ball

noun

1. a hollow rubber ball covered with felt, used in tennis

Word History and Origins

Origin of tennis ball¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

The tennis ball, an undisturbed artifact of a horrific wildfire, sat just off the Pacific Palisades court and was so covered in gray ash that its Penn logo was only faintly visible.

From Los Angeles Times

"Akash mostly played with a tennis ball, but whenever we took him along for a leather-ball match, he would always help us win. But Akash thought that only the rich could play cricket."

From BBC

When Glenn relents and calls the Mrs. for approval, Rickey sprints to the nearby desert and scoops up some dirt in a Wilson tennis ball canister.

From Salon

The fuzzy ball looks like a tennis ball but has a slightly lower PSI, meaning it’s a little flatter and less bouncy.

From Los Angeles Times

Going from seeing grass, everything is cut for you, you have got new balls - now I am maybe playing with a flat football, playing with a tennis ball or a golf ball.

From BBC