Frisbee
[ friz-bee ]
/ ˈfrɪz bi /
Trademark.
a brand of plastic concave disk, used for various catching games by sailing it between two or more players and thrown by making it spin as it is released with a flick of the wrist.
Origin of Frisbee
trademark respelling of
frisbie, from the
Frisbie Pie Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut; throwable metal pie tins such as those produced by the company are alleged to have been the inspiration for the plastic disk
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British Dictionary definitions for frisbee
Frisbee
/ (ˈfrɪzbiː) /
noun
trademark
a light plastic disc, usually 20–25 centimetres in diameter, thrown with a spinning motion for recreation or in competition