käsipallo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- handball noun A team sport in which players throw and bounce a ball, trying to score by throwing it into the opposing goal.
Senses
käsipallo is used for these senses in English:
- ball in hand In billiards, a circumstance in which a fault by another player, such as a scratch, permits the competitor to take the cue ball in hand and place it anywhere on the table.
- handball (uncountable) A team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.
handball — full definition
- noun A team sport in which players throw and bounce a ball, trying to score by throwing it into the opposing goal.
- noun (soccer) The offense of a player, other than the goalkeeper, touching the ball with their hand or arm.