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zorb en · NOUN

Originally the trademarked name of a particular brand of sphere; perhaps from orb.

A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.
- Uneven plains that are interspersed with pebbles and rocks are likely to cause punctures in the zorbs. 2006 March 25, Susmita Saha, quoting Anurag Mehra, “A different ballgame”, in Calcutta Telegraph:
- An Interlaken entrepreneur […] came across the activity in the Swiss canton of Valais (the Rhone Valley) and ended up buying the 'zorbs' from a German manufacturer. 2008, Katrin Blumberg, “Internationalisation in adventure tourism”, in Coles & Hall, editors, International Business and Tourism, →ISBN, page 175:
- There's even a kids' zorb for the under six. 2007, William Gray, “Wellington”, in Travel with Kids, →ISBN, page 309:

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
zorbs	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Originally the trademarked name of a particular brand of sphere; perhaps from orb.

To roll downhill or engage in sports in a zorb ball.
- People who've zorbed in New Zealand, say Swiss mountains are too steep to allow the leisurely roll-out that's the real thrill. 2003, Damien Simonis et al., Switzerland, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 57:
- Vieira zorbed — that is, rolled down a hill within an inflatable ball. 2008 March 3, David Bauder, “What a way to start the day: TV morning hosts doing stunts”, in Seattle Times:
- We hadn't even zorbed. Not all bad news then. 2006, John Gisby, New Zealand with a Hobbit Botherer, →ISBN, page 41:

Spelling	Features	Source
zorbs	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
zorbed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
zorbed	Tense=Past	lexicographic
zorbing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic