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benchball

benchball noun: an informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by goalkeepers standing on benches.

Noun

benchball (uncountable)

  1. An informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by goalkeepers standing on benches.

Origin of benchball

From bench + ball.

Questions about benchball

What does benchball mean?
Benchball means an informal sport resembling basketball, with the fixed baskets replaced by goalkeepers standing on benches.
What part of speech is benchball?
Benchball is a noun.

Words near benchball in the dictionary

  1. bench-pressed
  2. bench-presses
  3. bench-pressing
  4. bench-warmer
  5. bench-warmers
  6. benchball
  7. benchboard
  8. benchboards
  9. benchbook
  10. benchbooks
  11. benched

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