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Definition of air ball noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

air ball

noun

/ˈeə bɔːl/

/ˈer bɔːl/

(also airball)

(informal)

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(in basketball) a shot that misses the backboard and basket
- He shot an air ball from in close.
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