English Explanatory Dictionary

tetherball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A two-person sport where players hit a ball on the end of a tether attached to the top of a pole in opposite directions, and the winner is the one who manages to make the tether wrap all the way round the pole.
  2. The ball in the sport of tetherball.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛðɚˌbɔl/ /ˈtɛðɚˌbɑl/ /ˈtɛðəˌbɔːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tetherball.wav

Word forms

tetherball tetherballs

Etymology

Compound of tether + ball.

Translations

Danish: stangtennis Finnish: salkopallo French: spirobole French: spiroballe Italian: tetherball Norwegian Bokmål: smashball Portuguese: espirobol
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