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zorb

/zɔː(ɹ)b/

zorb noun: a large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.

Noun

zorb (plural zorbs)

  1. A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.
    • Uneven plains that are interspersed with pebbles and rocks are likely to cause punctures in the zorbs.2006 March 25, Susmita Saha, quoting Anurag Mehra, “A different ballgame”, in Calcutta Telegraph
    • There's even a kids' zorb for the under six.2007, William Gray, “Wellington”, in Travel with Kids, →ISBN, page 309

Verb

zorb (third-person singular simple present zorbs, present participle zorbing, simple past and past participle zorbed)

  1. To roll downhill or engage in sports in a zorb ball.
    • People who've zorbed in New Zealand, say Swiss mountains are too steep to allow the leisurely roll-out that's the real thrill.2003, Damien Simonis et al., Switzerland, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 57
    • We hadn't even zorbed. Not all bad news then.2006, John Gisby, New Zealand with a Hobbit Botherer, →ISBN, page 41

Examples of zorb in a sentence

  • An Interlaken entrepreneur […] came across the activity in the Swiss canton of Valais (the Rhone Valley) and ended up buying the 'zorbs' from a German manufacturer.2008, Katrin Blumberg, “Internationalisation in adventure tourism”, in Coles & Hall, editors, International Business and Tourism, →ISBN...
  • Vieira zorbed — that is, rolled down a hill within an inflatable ball.2008 March 3, David Bauder, “What a way to start the day: TV morning hosts doing stunts”, in Seattle Times:

Synonyms of zorb

Forms of zorb

Noun
pluralzorbs
Verb
third-person singular presentzorbs
present participlezorbing
past participlezorbed
pastzorbed

Origin of zorb

Originally the trademarked name of a particular brand of sphere; perhaps from orb.

Words that rhyme with zorb

Questions about zorb

What does zorb mean?
Zorb means a large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.
How do you use zorb in a sentence?
An Interlaken entrepreneur […] came across the activity in the Swiss canton of Valais (the Rhone Valley) and ended up buying the 'zorbs' from a German manufacturer.
What part of speech is zorb?
Zorb can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce zorb?
Zorb is pronounced /zɔː(ɹ)b/.
What is the plural of zorb?
The plural of zorb is zorbs.

Words near zorb in the dictionary

  1. Zoques
  2. Zoraida
  3. zorapteran
  4. zorapterans
  5. Zoraya
  6. zorb
  7. Zorba
  8. zorbamycin
  9. zorbed
  10. zorber
  11. zorbing

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