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shade ball

shade ball noun: a small plastic sphere floated in large numbers on top of a reservoir, pool, etc. to slow evaporation, block sunlight, or deter birds from landing.

shade ball: a small plastic sphere floated in large numbers on top of a reservoir, pool, etc. to slow...
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Noun

shade ball (plural shade balls)

  1. A small plastic sphere floated in large numbers on top of a reservoir, pool, etc. to slow evaporation, block sunlight, or deter birds from landing.
    Synonyms:
    bird ball

Synonyms of shade ball

Forms of shade ball

pluralshade balls

Questions about shade ball

What does shade ball mean?
Shade ball means a small plastic sphere floated in large numbers on top of a reservoir, pool, etc. to slow evaporation, block sunlight, or deter birds from landing.
What part of speech is shade ball?
Shade ball is a noun.
What is the plural of shade ball?
The plural of shade ball is shade balls.

Words near shade ball in the dictionary

  1. shaddocs
  2. Shadduck
  3. Shadducks
  4. shaddup
  5. shade
  6. shade ball
  7. shade balls
  8. shade cloth
  9. shade cloths
  10. shade horsetail
  11. shade horsetails

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