"goalball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: goalballs [plural]
Etymology: goal + ball Etymology templates: {{compound|en|goal|ball}} goal + ball Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} goalball (countable and uncountable, plural goalballs)
  1. (disability, sports) A ball game, designed for the blind, in which teams of three players attempt to throw a ball with bells embedded in it into the opposing goal. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sports, Sports Translations (ball game): 盲人門球 (Chinese Mandarin), 盲人门球 (mángrén ménqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), goalball (Danish), maalipallo (Finnish), goalball [masculine] (French), csörgőlabda (Hungarian), golbol [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-goalball-en-noun-KD4BKqJC Disambiguation of Sports: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'ball game': 97 3
  2. (countable) The ball used in the sport Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-goalball-en-noun-zucJ7u3V

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