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Meaning
Noun
●
In Ball games & Netball:
A (usually
women's
)
team sport
derived
from
basketball
, with
seven
player
s on each
side
who
attempt
to
score
goals
by
passing
a
ball
and
throwing
it into the opponent's
goal
, which is a
raised
hoop
with a
net
at one
end of
the
playing
area. Unlike
basketball
, a
player
in
possession
of the
ball
cannot
move
until the
ball
is
passed
to another
player
.
●
The
ball
used in this sport.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
netball
English
ball
English
bal
Middle English (1100-1500)
net
English
net
Middle English (1100-1500)
net
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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