Phrase guide

ultimate frisbee

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A non-contact competitive team sport played with a light flying disc, the object of which is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ultimate, ultimate disc

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a game between two teams whose players try to toss a Frisbee to one another until they cross the opponents goal; possession changes hands when the Frisbee is intercepted or touches the ground or goes out of bounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field game

History

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ултимейт (ultimejt) — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終極飛盤 /终极飞盘 (zhōngjí fēipán) — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飛盤爭奪賽 /飞盘争夺赛 (fēipán zhēngduósài) — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Chinese Mandarin: 極限飛盤 /极限飞盘 (jíxiàn fēipán) — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Finnish: ultimate — non-contact competitive team sport
  • German: Ultimate Frisbee — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Portuguese: ultimate frisbee — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Portuguese: ultimate — non-contact competitive team sport
  • Spanish: ultimate — non-contact competitive team sport