Sports That Start With D
Here are 5 sports that start with D, each with a one-line description so you can tell what it is. They are listed below with what each one is.
Only five sports open with D, so the whole page can be memorised in a minute. Darts, diving and dodgeball are the three that most kids already know, and dodgeball is a favourite in school gyms.
The other two are less common. Dressage is a horse event where the rider guides the animal through precise moves using small body signals. Deck tennis was played mainly on ocean liners, with players tossing a ring across a net. Either one will stump most rivals at quiz night.
- Sports starting with D
- 5
- Best known
- diving, darts
- Longest name
- deck tennis
All sports that start with D
| # | Name | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | darts | throwing small darts at a round target board |
| 2 | deck tennis | game played mainly on board ocean liners |
| 3 | diving | a headlong plunge into water |
| 4 | dodgeball | team game of throwing balls to hit opponents |
| 5 | dressage | maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider |
More that start with D
- NamesDorothy, David
- Girl namesDorothy, Donna
- Boy namesDavid, Daniel
- Last namesDavis, Diaz
- Wordsdown, during
- 5-letter wordsdoing, death
- Adjectivesdifferent, dead
- Positive wordsdedicated, defeat
- Nounsdays, death
- Verbsdeal, design
- Animalsdog, duck
- Birdsduck, dove
- Dog breedsdalmatian, dachshund
- Flowersdaisy, dahlia
- Plants and treesdaphne, dill
- CountriesDR Congo, Denmark
- CitiesDelhi, Dhaka
- US statesDelaware
- Foodsdate, duck
- Fruitsdate, durian
- Vegetablesdaikon, dandelion green
- Desserts and sweetsdoughnut, divinity
- Drinksdecaf, drinking water
- Thingsdoor, dress
- Colorsdandelion, dark blue
- Jobsdirector, doctor
- Dog namesDaisy, Duke
Questions people ask
How many sports start with D?
This list has 5 sports starting with D, from well-known ones like diving, darts, dodgeball to rarer kinds.
What sports start with D?
Well-known examples are diving, darts, dodgeball.
Source: Princeton WordNet, a public dictionary database, reviewed by our editors to keep only clear, real members of the list. Meanings are short dictionary glosses.
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