beach volleyball

noun

: volleyball played outdoors on sand with usually two players to a side

Magnus said beach volleyball is attractive to the network because it's popular among both men and women, domestically and globally, and still has a lot of room for growth.—

Jimmy Golen

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More recently, the addition of sports such as skateboarding, beach volleyball, table tennis, badminton, golf and surfing, which have long been ingrained in the California culture, has also swelled the number of Olympians from the state. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2024 The beach volleyball tournament will feature Olympians and legends of the sport, as well as rising stars. —

Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 18 Oct. 2024 Snoop Dogg is interviewed at the beach volleyball event on day five of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 31, 2024. —

Lillian Rizzo,justine Fisher, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2024 The Reserve also includes golf greens and a fitness center, as well as tennis, pickleball, padel, beach volleyball and basketball courts. —

Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beach volleyball

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beach volleyball was in 1927

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“Beach volleyball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beach%20volleyball. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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