BASKETBALL


Meaning of BASKETBALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbȯl ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Date: 1892

: a usually indoor court game between two teams of usually five players each who score by tossing an inflated ball through a raised goal ; also : the ball used in this game

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.