zorb

plural zorbs

1. hobbiesA large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside which a person may be secured and then rolled downhill.

   There's even a kids' zorb for the under six.

   2007, William Gray, “Wellington”, in Travel with Kids, →ISBN, page 309

   2 more examples

   Uneven plains that are interspersed with pebbles and rocks are likely to cause punctures in the zorbs.

   2006 March 25, Susmita Saha, quoting Anurag Mehra, “A different ballgame”, in Calcutta Telegraph

   An Interlaken entrepreneur […] came across the activity in the Swiss canton of Valais (the Rhone Valley) and ended up buying the 'zorbs' from a German manufacturer.

   2008, Katrin Blumberg, “Internationalisation in adventure tourism”, in Coles & Hall, editors, International Business and Tourism, →ISBN, page 175

   Synonyms: hypersphere, hydrosphere

present singular third person zorbs · participle present zorbing · participle past zorbed · past zorbed

1. hobbiesTo roll downhill or engage in sports in a zorb ball.

   We hadn't even zorbed. Not all bad news then.

   2006, John Gisby, New Zealand with a Hobbit Botherer, →ISBN, page 41

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   People who've zorbed in New Zealand, say Swiss mountains are too steep to allow the leisurely roll-out that's the real thrill.

   2003, Damien Simonis et al., Switzerland, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 57

   Vieira zorbed — that is, rolled down a hill within an inflatable ball.

   2008 March 3, David Bauder, “What a way to start the day: TV morning hosts doing stunts”, in Seattle Times