Definition

Noun: 1. A team sport played primarily by women and girls: Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. The objective is to score goals by throwing a ball through a raised hoop (the goal ring) at each end of the court. Players are assigned specific positions, which restrict their movement to certain areas of the court and define whether they are allowed to shoot for goal. The game is derived from early versions of basketball.

Examples of Usage

Advanced Usage

• "to play netball": This is the standard collocation for participating in the sport.
  • Do you play netball for your university?
• Netball-specific terminology: The sport has its own lexicon, including terms for positions (e.g., Goal Shooter (GS), Wing Attack (WA)), actions (e.g., , ), and equipment (e.g., , ).

Variants and Related Words

• Netballer (noun): A person who plays netball.
  • She is a talented netballer with a powerful shot.
• Netball court (noun phrase): The rectangular playing surface for the sport, divided into thirds.

Synonyms

• Team sport: This is a broader category that includes netball.
• Ball game: A general term for any game played with a ball.

Related Phrases

• Netball match/game: A specific instance of playing netball.
  • We won the netball match by a narrow margin.
• Netball federation/association: The governing body for the sport in a region or country.
  • The national netball association sets the competition rules.

Noun

1. a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post