sportmäng, kus püütakse palli vastase väravasse visata
kätega kahe 7-liikmelise (6 väljakumängijat ja väravavaht) võistkonna vahel mängitav pallimäng, mida mängitakse 40 x 20 m väljakul (kummaski otsas värav) nii, et mängijad liiguvad väljakul vastastikku palli söötes ja vahepeal põrgatades
a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team
a game played between two teams of seven players each, the object being to throw the ball into a hockeylike goal at either end of the rectangular court
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Võistluse kestus on kaks 30-minutist poolaega 10–15minutise vaheajaga
A game consists of two 30-minute halves with an intermission, and players wear no protective equipment. The ball is moved by passing, dribbling, or hitting it with any part of the body above the knee. In handball, only the goalkeeper may kick the ball. Running more than three steps with the ball and holding it longer than three seconds are illegal.
It is unrelated to the two- or four-player games (see handball and fives), in which a small hard ball is hit against one or more walls.
In Britain, handball is a team sport in which the players try to score goals by throwing or hitting a large ball with their hand. In the United States and some other countries, handball is a sport in which players try to score points by hitting a small ball against a wall with their hand.
