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• rac|quet|ball — «RAK iht BL», noun. a game played on a walled court by two or four players using a stringed racket with a short handle and a ball that is slightly larger and softer than a handball …   Useful english dictionary

• rac·quet — ↑racket …   Useful english dictionary

• rac·quet·ball — /ˈrækətˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls 1 [noncount] : a game played on a court with four walls by two or four players who use rackets to hit a soft ball against the walls They were playing (a game of) racquetball. 2 [count] : the ball that is used in… …   Useful english dictionary

• racquet — rac|quet [ˈrækıt] n another spelling of ↑racket …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• racquetball — rac|quet|ball [ˈrækıtbo:l US bo:l] n [U] an indoor game in which two or four players hit a small ball against the four walls of the court →↑squash …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Racquetball — Rac|quet|ball [ rækit...] der; [e]s <zu engl. racquet, andere Form von racket, vgl. 1↑Racket> dem ↑Squashähnliches Rückschlagspiel, bei dem alle Seitenwände sowie Boden u. Decke zum Spielfeld gehören (Sport) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• racquet — rac|quet [ rækıt ] a British spelling of racket …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• racquetball — rac|quet|ball [ rækıt,bɔl ] noun uncount an indoor game in which two players use small RACKETS to hit a ball …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• racquet — rac•quet [[t]ˈræk ɪt[/t]] n. 1) spo racquets, (used with a sing. v.) a game played with rackets and a ball by two or four persons on a four walled court 2) spo racket II, 1), racket II, 2), racket II, 4) • Etymology: sp. var. of racket II …   From formal English to slang

• racquetball — rac•quet•ball [[t]ˈræk ɪtˌbɔl[/t]] n. spo a game similar to handball, played with rackets on a four walled court • Etymology: 1965–70 …   From formal English to slang