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Fris·bee

(frĭz′bē)

A trademark for a plastic disk-shaped toy that players throw and catch.

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Frisbee

(ˈfrɪzbiː)

(Individual Sports, other than specified) trademark a light plastic disc, usually 20–25 centimetres in diameter, thrown with a spinning motion for recreation or in competition

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Fris•bee

(ˈfrɪz bi)

Trademark. a brand of plastic concave disk, used for various catching games.

Frisbee

- Was modeled on pie tins from Mrs. Frisbie's Pies—made by the Frisbie Bakery of Bridgeport, Connecticut—which students began tossing around in the 1920s.

Frisbee

® [ˈfrɪzbɪ] N → disco m volador

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