badminton
(noun) a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
Source: WordNet® 3.1
badminton (uncountable)
A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.
• (sport): badders (UK, informal)
Badminton
A village in Gloucestershire, England.
Source: Wiktionary
Bad"min*ton, n. Etym: [From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.]
1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
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