Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tape ball

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
tape ball
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, used in playing street cricket in Asia.

Countable

noun

The game of cricket played using such a ball.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tape + ball.

Usage

Inflected Forms

tape balls (plural) tapeball (alternative)

Questions

What does tape ball mean?
A tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, used in playing street cricket in Asia.
Where does tape ball come from?
From tape + ball.

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