return ball

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Noun

return ball (plural return balls)

  1. (sports) A pass back to the initial passer
    • 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
      It was a dreadful goal to concede as Ariel Ibagaza was able to take a short corner and then receive the return ball in space on the left. He stood up a floated cross into the middle where Fuster arrived unmarked to steer a header into the corner.
  2. A ball held by an elastic string so that it returns to the hand from which it is thrown, used as a plaything.

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