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basketball

[bas-kit-bawl, bah-skit-]

noun

  1. a game played by two teams of usually five players each on a rectangular court having a raised basket or goal at each end, points being scored by tossing the ball through the opponent's basket.

  2. the round, inflated ball approximately 30 inches (76 centimeters) in circumference, used in this game.



basketball

/ ˈɑːɪˌɔː /

noun

  1. a game played by two opposing teams of five men (or six women) each, usually on an indoor court. Points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal metal hoop

  2. the inflated ball used in this game

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • probasketball adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of basketball1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; basket + ball 1
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This year organisers have introduced a new woodland stage and "downtown" area, where visitors can play inflatable five-a-side football, basketball, and mini golf.

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David Greenwood adored basketball so much in middle school that he would play for three different teams in three different parks on the same day, multiple times a week.

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The expectation is that about 90% of financial resources at their schools will go to revenue sports — football and men’s basketball — with the other 10% being scattered between traditional Olympic sports.

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He was good at soccer and volleyball, arguably better at basketball.

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Frenk also said that federal legislation was needed “to create a much more predictable model” for football and men’s basketball, controlling expenses while propping up the rest of an athletic department.

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