Basketball vs. Netball

Basketballnoun

A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.

Basketballnoun

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball. Basketball

Basketballnoun

A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five players each contest with each other to toss a large inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball through the basket may count from one to three points, depending on the situation in which it was thrown.

Basketballnoun

The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.

Basketballnoun

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the basketball through an elevated horizontal hoop

Basketballnoun

an inflated ball used in playing basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately 9.4 inches (24 cm) in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter mounted 10 feet (3.048 m) high to a backboard at each end of the court) while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the three-point line, when it is worth three.

Netballnoun

(uncountable) A (usually women's) team sport derived from basketball, with seven players on each side who attempt to score goals by passing a ball and throwing it into the opponent's goal, which is a raised hoop with a net at one end of the playing area. Unlike basketball, a player in possession of the ball cannot move until the ball is passed to another player.

Netballnoun

(countable) The ball used in this sport.

Netballnoun

a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post

Netball

Netball is a ball sport played by two teams of seven players. Netball is most popular in many Commonwealth nations and according to the INF, netball is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries.