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# volleyball

noun (uncountable for the game; a volleyball, volleyballs for the ball)

«volleyball» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A team game in which two teams hit a ball with their hands over a high net, trying to make it land on the other side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#m1)
2. The ball used in this game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#m2)

### In the lessons

Played in PE and on beaches. Each team has 6 players on the court (2 in beach volleyball). Comes up in maths about teams, scores and sets. Phrases: play volleyball, beach volleyball, volleyball net, volleyball court.

### Examples

- We played volleyball in PE today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x1)
- A volleyball team has six players on the court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x2)
- Beach volleyball is played in pairs on sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x3)
- She served the volleyball over the net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x4)
- Our volleyball team won 25 to 20. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x5)
- How many players are on court if both volleyball teams are playing? Twelve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/#x6)

### Note

One word: volleyball. "Play volleyball" (no "the"). The game is uncountable; the ball is countable. In maths: 2 teams of 6 means 12 players on court.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «volleyball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/volleyball/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«volleyball» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/volleyball.html) on Mova free.