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Meaning of tape ball | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, used in playing street cricket in Asia.
    countable
  2. The game of cricket played using such a ball.
    uncountable

Examples

“And kids like us spent long summer afternoons happily playing tapeball, our version of the national pastime, in the streets of our working-class neighborhood.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tape deck tape delay tape dispenser tape drive tape echo tape gag

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