badminton
Noun
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A game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net (synset 100481519)
associated with:
- cut, undercut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- forehand, forehand shot, forehand stroke - (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
- forehand drive - (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
- serve, service - (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
- fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
- exchange, rally - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes
- badminton court - the court on which badminton is played
- badminton equipment - equipment for playing the game of badminton
- badminton racket, badminton racquet, battledore - a light long-handled racket used by badminton players
is a type of: court game - an athletic game played on a courtsubtypes:- battledore, battledore and shuttlecock - an ancient racket game
- singles - badminton played with one person on each side
- doubles - badminton played with two players on each side
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