sliotar

/ ˈʃlɪtər /

noun

1. the ball used in hurling

Word History and Origins

Origin of sliotar¹

Irish Gaelic

Example Sentences

Players in helmets but no pads use a curved wooden stick with a flat end, a hurley, to advance a hard ball, a sliotar, scoring by hitting the baseball-size ball at up to 100 miles an hour past a keeper into a soccer-size goal which counts for three points, or above the crossbar for a single point.

From The Guardian

During a demonstration of Ireland’s traditional sport of hurling, he proved remarkably adept at the difficult skill of soloing a sliotar, or bouncing a ball on the end of a flat, narrow hurley stick.

From New York Times

Hurling also involves 30 players on a pitch and sees players use a wooden stick called a hurley to move a small ball, or sliotar, around the field.

From BBC

When a small ball, called the sliotar, is hit into the goal, three points are earned.

From Washington Times

The sliotar may be caught in the air and carried in the hand for four steps.

From Washington Times