netball
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Noun
- {{lb|en|uncountable}} A (usually [[woman|women]]'s) [[team sport]] [[derive]]d from [[basketball]], with [[seven]] [[player]]s on each [[side#Noun|side]] who [[attempt#Verb|attempt]] to [[score#Verb|score]] [[goal]]s by [[pass#Verb|passing]] a [[ball#Noun|ball]] and [[throw#Verb|throwing]] it into the [[opponent]]'s goal, which is a [[raised#Adjective|raised]] [[hoop]] with a [[net#Noun|net]] at one [[end#Noun|end]] of the playing [[area]]. Unlike basketball, a player in [[possession]] of the ball cannot [[move#Verb|move]] until the ball is passed to another player.
- {{lb|en|countable}} The ball used in this sport.
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