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Ultimate Frisbee
noun
often not capitalized
: a game played on a rectangular field between two seven-player teams in which a plastic disc is advanced by being thrown from player to player and in which a team scores by catching a throw in the opponent's end zone
called also Ultimate
Examples of Ultimate Frisbee in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Soon after, a group of Maplewood, New Jersey, high school students invented Ultimate Frisbee, a game that includes elements of American football, basketball and soccer.
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Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Joseph Dutko of Medina, has been elected president of Ultimate Frisbee at the University of Findlay for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Sam Boyer, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2022
The real-estate investment trust is adding new amenities ranging from zip lines and Ultimate Frisbee to pool cabanas equipped with Wi-Fi and external monitors for laptops to support this new demand from business travelers.
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Kate King, WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022
Stoneleigh Elementary School fifth grader Noah Reiss first launched his plan to bring Ultimate Frisbee to local youth last March.
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Courtney McGee, baltimoresun.com, 24 Feb. 2022
Thomas is also a competitive Ultimate Frisbee player who has competed in both U.S. national championship and world championship events.
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Sfchronicle Pr, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2021
Still, the group was friendly, bantering over board games and Ultimate Frisbee.
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The New Yorker, 12 Nov. 2021
Nathan Hurst, a freelance journalist and former professional Ultimate Frisbee player, recommends a substantial flying disc like the Discraft Ultra-Star 175 (about $12), for its nice heft (6.2 ounces) and dependable build.
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New York Times, 11 May 2021
For the uninitiated, Ultimate Frisbee began its rise around 1968, but has a stand-alone name now.
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BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1971, in the meaning defined above
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“Ultimate Frisbee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ultimate%20Frisbee. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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Ultimate Frisbee
nounoften not capitalized
: a game played between two teams in which a plastic disk is advanced by being thrown from player to player
called also ultimate
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