Netball

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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.
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  • noun. A women's sport derived from basketball.
  • noun. The ball used in this sport.
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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."
    Form
    netballer  
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