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noun.
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
noun.
a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
Word Usage
"Middleton attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where she studied chemistry, biology and art and played a number of sports, including tennis, hockey and netball, which is similar to basketball."