Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
pelota .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word jai-alai.
Examples
-
He feels sparks bursting beside his ear and feels them popping through the shirt covering his shoulder, as though sprites and fairies were setting quarks to spinning or playing jai-alai with neutrinos.
Falling 2010
-
For an even more extreme example, think about a jai-alai throw: the ball gains a lot of its speed from rolling down the length of the basket.
-
The banana rug cake.... maybe the cake is on the infield at Fenway... stripes from the lawnmower? and the "banana rug" is really supposed to he a jai-alai xistera the thrower thingy?
My Dad's Cake is More Insulting Than YOUR Dad's Cake Jen 2009
-
Voters in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties here in South Florida get a chance to go to the polls today to vote on whether or not Vegas-style slot machines will be allowed in race tracks and jai-alai frontons.
March 2005 2005
-
Playing the World Series in Pro Player Stadium, a jai-alai player's heave off the Florida Turnpike, is like hosting the Latin Grammys in Milwaukee.
-
Standing in line next to Michael Ferrarelli at a recent job fair at a jai-alai that is expanding to include slots and blackjack, the 47-year-old Hollywood resident said she's been looking for work since 2009.
-
Standing in line next to Michael Ferrarelli at a recent job fair at a jai-alai that is expanding to include slots and blackjack, the 47-year-old Hollywood resident said she's been looking for work since 2009.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
-
Florida Senate committee offered a last-ditch handout to Florida's ailing dog tracks and jai-alai frontons Tuesday, passing a bill to give them a CHARITY work helps to build a sense of community among the young.
-
Florida Senate panel offers tax break to dog tracks, jai-alai frontons
-
In addition, pari-mutuels not in Broward and Miami-Dade are pushing for the Legislature to authorize bingo slots or video lottery terminals through local referendums, which would provide a fresh revenue stream for struggling greyhound and horse tracks and jai-alai frontons around the state.
SplicedFeed 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.