netball Syllabification: (net·ball)Pronunciation: /ˈnetˌbôl/Translate netball | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of netball noun chiefly British a game with seven players on a side, similar to basketball except that a player receiving the ball must stand still until they have passed it to another player. the ball used in netball. netball in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of netball in the British & World English dictionary