- deck tennis
- noungame played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court• Hypernyms: ↑court game
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nounEtymology: so called from its being played on the deck of a ship: a game consisting of tossing a ring or quoit back and forth over a net stretched across a small court that resembles a tennis court* * *
a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net.[1925-30]* * *
deck tennis nounLawn tennis modified for playing on board ship• • •Main Entry: ↑deck* * *
deck tennis,a game played on a small court, often on the deck of a ship, in which a ring of rope or the like is tossed, caught, and tossed back over the net.* * *
a game in which players throw a ring of rope or rubber backwards and forwards over a net especially on a ↑cruise ship
Useful english dictionary. 2012.