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volleyball court

volleyball court

1 1.4
A marked area with a net where people play volleyball
  • noun
  • /ˈvɑːlɪbɔɪl kɔrt/
translation icon : cancha de voleibol
  • Jenny and Lisa walked by me onto the volleyball court.
  • sand volleyball court
  • indoor volleyball court
  • beach volleyball court

There's pools, there's a there's a full volleyball court.

Examples

  • In November 2008, (n24) Katherine Zoepf described the grounds of the center, which included swimming pools, volleyball courts, PlayStations, and ping pong tables.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Buddy has to be at the volleyball courts by 8.30.

    Air Bud: Spikes Back (2003)

  • One evening in June, Manna and two other nurses were about to set out for the volleyball court behind the medical building.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The classes were conducted daily in a gymnasium that accommodated two full volleyball courts.

    Academic text (2009)

  • On the volleyball court, Manna, usually an indifferent player, struck the ball with such ferocity that for the first time her comrades shouted.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Our first practice will begin at the volleyball court in 15 minutes.

  • Features include hardwood floors, a pool, a volleyball court, and a river walk.

  • Parents can enjoy two giant hot tubs or the beach volleyball court complete with a sandy surface.

Synonyms

court
vsvolleyball court
248 1.1

An area marked for playing sports like tennis or basketball

is narrower and applies to a single sport with specific boundary lines
playing area
vsvolleyball court
1 1.8

An area marked and prepared for sports, like a field or court

is limited to a single sport with marked boundary lines

Surface Forms

volleyball court singular
volleyball courts plural

Morphology

volleyball + court

The meaning 'an area marked with lines where the game of volleyball is played' is directly derivable from combining 'volleyball' (the sport) with 'court' (a marked playing area). This straightforward noun–noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The name volleyball court comes from the sport volleyball and the word court, which means a marked playing area. Because players 'volley' the ball back and forth over a net, a volleyball court is the marked place where they play the game.