Phrase guide

rugby ball

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

inflated oval ball used in playing rugby

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: ball

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 橄欖球 /橄榄球 (gǎnlǎnqiú) — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • German: Rugbyball — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Indonesian: bola rugbi — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Italian: pallone da rugby — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Japanese: ラグビーボール (ragubī bōru) — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Korean: 럭비공 (reokbigong) — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Luxembourgish: Rugbyball — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Polish: piłka do rugby — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Portuguese: bola de rugby — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Serbo-Croatian: лопта за рагби — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Spanish: balón de rugby — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby
  • Swedish: rugbyboll — spheroidal ball designed for the sport of rugby