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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Spranger envisaged beach volleyball at the Brandenburg Gate, and water sports in Grünau, a riverside locality which also staged water sports in 1936. Ciarán Fahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 Christina, a Delray Beach resident, has been playing beach volleyball for 13 years. Jason Stromberg, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025 For the third time this year, No. 2 Scripps Ranch and No. 4 Point Loma faced off in beach volleyball — this time in a CIF San Diego Section Open Division playoff elimination game. Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025 In addition, Airbnb users can learn pastry-making at the renowned French Bastards bakery with chef Raphaelle Elbaz and play beach volleyball with Olympian Carol Solberg on Rio de Janeiro’s Leblon Beach. Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for beach volleyball

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 3 Jun. 2025.

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