racquet sport

Stringed paddle competition

A racquet sport is any game in which players use a strung implement to strike a ball or shuttlecock across a net or against a wall.

Tennis, badminton, squash, and pickleball are racquet sports.

The spelling racket sport is equally common.

Related

padel · shuttlecock · badminton · pelota · racquetball · platform tennis · forehand · mixed doubles · doubles partner · baseline · court surface · backhand · drop shot · net play · volley · racket · string tension · rally

Opposites
equipment type

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Athletics permitting bodily impact

combat sport · martial art · wrestling · boxing · rugby

physical contact

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Athletics permitting bodily impact

combat sport · rugby · ice hockey · American football · boxing

Family

sport, racquet

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G