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ping pong ball

ping pong ball noun: a lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong).

ping pong ball: a lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong)
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Noun

ping pong ball (plural ping pong balls)

  1. A lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong).
    • The yellow cat deliberately stretched himself, yawned, and followed; and proceeded to carry out a wonderful scheme of feints and ambuscades in regard to a ping-pong ball which was kept for his proper diversion.1904, Frederick William Rolfe, Hadrian the Seventh, New York: The New York Review of Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 9

ping pong ball meaning in Vietnamese

ping pong ball in Vietnamese

type of ball
bóng bàn

Synonyms of ping pong ball

Forms of ping pong ball

pluralping pong balls

Questions about ping pong ball

What does ping pong ball mean?
Ping pong ball means a lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong).
What is ping pong ball in Vietnamese?
Ping pong ball in Vietnamese is bóng bàn. See Ping pong ball meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is ping pong ball?
Ping pong ball is a noun.
What is the plural of ping pong ball?
The plural of ping pong ball is ping pong balls.

Words near ping pong ball in the dictionary

  1. pinfolded
  2. pinfolding
  3. pinfolds
  4. ping
  5. ping pong
  6. ping pong ball
  7. ping pong balls
  8. ping pong player
  9. ping pong players
  10. ping pong show
  11. ping pong shows

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