zorbing

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US /ˈzɔːr.bɪŋ/ 
UK /ˈzɔː.bɪŋ/ 

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

zorbing

zorb·ing   [ˈzɔːbɪŋ]    [ˈzɔːrbɪŋ]  noun uncountable
a sport in which sb is put inside a large transparent plastic ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills 
Word Origin:

[zorbing] 1990s: invented word from zorb (the name of the ball used in this activity) + -ing1.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

zorbing     / zɔ.bɪŋ /      / zɔr- /   noun   [ U ]   
  
        an activity in which someone rolls down a hill in a large transparent plastic ball 

 
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