netball
noun/ˈnɛtˌbɔl/
Frequency rank: #11,914 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A team sport similar to basketball, played mainly by women and girls, in which players score by throwing a ball through a high net.
Example sentence
She practices netball every Tuesday evening with her school team.
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