ping pong ball en · NOUN
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Meanings
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A lightweight celluloid ball used in the sport of table tennis (ping pong).
The yellow cat deliberately stretched himself, yawned, and followed; and proceeded to carry out a wonderful scheme of feints and ambuscades in regard to a ping-pong ball which was kept for his proper diversion.
1904, Frederick William Rolfe, Hadrian the Seventh, New York: The New York Review of Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 9:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ping pong balls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (21)
fi pöytätennispallo (type of ball) · fr balle de ping-pong (type of ball) · pl piłeczka do tenisa stołowego (type of ball) · yue 乒乓波 (type of ball) · fr balle de tennis de table (type of ball) · nl pingpongbal (type of ball) · cmn 乒乓球 (type of ball) · de Pingpongball (type of ball) · pl piłeczka pingpongowa (type of ball) · sv pingpongboll (type of ball) · ko 탁구공 (type of ball) · hu pingponglabda (type of ball) · de Tischtennisball (type of ball) · nl tafeltennisbal (type of ball) · vi bóng bàn (type of ball) · cmn 桌球 (type of ball) · ja ピン球 (type of ball) · sv bordtennisboll (type of ball) · sv pingisboll (type of ball) · ja ピンポン球 (type of ball) · hsn 蛋殼子球 /蛋壳子球 (type of ball)