beach ball
nounDefinition of beach ball
: a large inflated ball for use at the beach
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In the 1950s and 1960s, mathematicians proved an assortment of theorems about how to fit objects such as disks (filled-in circles) and spheres (hollow, like a beach ball) into three-dimensional space. — Quanta Magazine, "Möbius Strips Defy a Link With Infinity," 20 Feb. 2019 The park’s anniversary day included a gigantic beach ball at Thunder Bay, mermaids at Cowabunga Beach, drummers and colored smoke at the main gates and a large cake. — Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, "PHOTOS: Water World holds its 40th birthday bash," 4 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately, Fergie wasn't using a beach ball...or any kind of ball for that matter. — SI.com, "50 of the Biggest Controversies in Football History," 21 June 2019 Walker’s inflatable telescope is not the first time NASA has flirted with beach balls in space. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "New Space Telescopes Could Look Like Giant Beach Balls," 11 June 2019 If the skin is thick, peel the cucumber or half peel it in alternating stripes like a beach ball. — ExpressNews.com, "Recipe: Cucumber Salad with Cherry Tomatoes, Parsley Oil and Cottage Cheese," 5 June 2019 The subject of that proposal was essentially a way to turn a giant inflatable beach ball into a space telescope. — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, "New Space Telescopes Could Look Like Giant Beach Balls," 11 June 2019 From an inflatable avocado whose pit doubles as a beach ball to a fire-breathing dragon float that Game of Thrones fans will appreciate, the possibilities of what can be turned into a flotation device are endless. — Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, "You Can Get a Hunky Pool Float To Keep You Company This Summer for Just $19," 5 June 2019 Geometrically, a two-dimensional sphere is the set of all points precisely the same distance from a common central point in space, like the skin of a beach ball. — Quanta Magazine, "Möbius Strips Defy a Link With Infinity," 20 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beach ball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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