Phrase guide

beach ball

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large light inflatable ball, ideally suited to beach games.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A spinning wait cursor in macOS.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A successful shot on goal that should have been easily blocked.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports

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4

noun

Meaning 4

large and light ball; for play at the seaside

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beachball

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ball

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 海灘球 /海滩球 (hǎitān qiú) — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Dutch: strandbal — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Esperanto: plaĝpilko — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Estonian: rannapall — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Finnish: rantapallo — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • French: ballon de plage — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • German: Wasserball — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Japanese: ビーチボール (bīchibōru) — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Korean: 비치볼 (bichibol) — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Norwegian: badeball — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Portuguese: bola de praia — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Russian: надувно́й мяч (naduvnój mjač) — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Russian: пля́жный мяч (pljážnyj mjač) — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Swedish: badboll — large inflatable ball used in beach games
  • Turkish: plaj topu — large inflatable ball used in beach games