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koripallo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • basketball noun A team sport in which players score points by throwing a ball through a raised hoop.
  • hoop noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.

Senses

koripallo is used for these senses in English:

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

basketball — full definition

  1. noun A team sport in which players score points by throwing a ball through a raised hoop.
  2. noun The inflated ball used to play this sport.

hoop — full definition

  1. noun A circular band of metal, wood, plastic, or similar material.
  2. noun Basketball: the rim of the basket, or informally the sport itself.
  3. verb To bind or encircle with a hoop.

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