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badminton

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bad·min·ton  (bdmntn, -mtn)
n.
A sport played by volleying a shuttlecock back and forth over a high narrow net by means of a light, long-handled racket.

[After Badminton, the Duke of Beaufort's country seat in western England.]

badminton
Noun
a game played with rackets and a shuttlecock which is hit back and forth across a high net [Badminton House, Glos]
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Noun1.badmintonbadminton - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
court game - an athletic game played on a court
battledore and shuttlecock, battledore - an ancient racket game
singles - badminton played with one person on each side
doubles - badminton played with two players on each side
undercut, cut - (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
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; "his powerful serves won the game"
fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
rally, exchange - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
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
Translations

badminton [ˈbædmɪntən] nbádminton m
badminton [ˈbædmɪntən] nbadminton m
badminton [ˈbædmɪntən] nFederball m
badminton [ˈbædmɪntən] nbadminton m

badminton
n badminton [ˈbӕdmintən]
a game played on a court with a shuttlecock and rackets. pluimbal لُعْبَة البادمِنْتون: تِنِس الرّيشه бадминтон badminton fjerbold; badminton das Badminton μπάντμιντον (παιχνίδι που μοιάζει με το τένις) bádminton sulgpall بدمینتون sulkapallo badminton בַּדמִינטוֹן, נוֹצִית बैडमिंटन badminton tollaslabda bulu tangkis hnit, badminton badminton, gioco del volano バドミントン 배드민턴 badmintonas badmintons badminton badminton badminton kometka badmington bad­­­minton бадминтон bedminton badminton badminton badminton แบดมินตัน bedminton (oyunu) 羽毛球 бадмінтон ایک کھیل کا نام cầu lông
adj
a badminton match; a badminton court. pluimbalagtig مُتَعَلِّق بتِنِس الرّيشـه за бадминтон badmintonový badminton- Badminton-... που έχει σχέση με το μπάντμιντον de bádminton sulgpalli- مربوط به بدمینتون sulkapallo- de badminton מִשחָק בַּדמִינטוֹן, מִשחָק נוֹצִית badmintonski tollaslabda- bulu tangkis badmintonleikur di badminton バドミントンの 배드민턴(의) badmintono badmintona- badminton badminton- badminton- kometkowy de badmington de bad­minton бадминтонный bedmintonový badmintonski badmintonski badminton- เกี่ยวกับแบดมินตัน badminton 羽毛球的 бадмінтонний بیڈ منٹن کا میچ، بیڈمنٹن کا کورٹ thuộc cầu lông


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