1. a game played by two people who hit a ball attached to a rope around a tall pole, each trying to wind the rope completely around the pole in opposite directions
2. the ball used in the game of tetherball

Examples

• The children played tetherball during recess.
• We set up a tetherball pole in our backyard.
• She won the tetherball game by wrapping the rope around the pole first.
• The tetherball bounced wildly after being hit too hard.
• Our school playground has a tetherball court next to the basketball hoops.
• He practiced his tetherball technique every afternoon.
• The tetherball rope got tangled around the pole.