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paddleball
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈpæd.əl.bɔːl/ us /ˈpæd.əl.bɑːl/(alsopaddle tennis)
a game similar to tennis, played with a soft ball and short paddles(= objects used for hitting the ball) with holes in, on a court(= playing area) that is is half the size of a tennis court and has a wall at one end :
The name of paddleball emerged from the equipment used.
Paddle tennis is played with a perforated wooden racket and a large spongy ball.
As a child she played baseball and paddleball, a form of small-court tennis, near her home in Harlem.
Racquetball is rapidly pushing both handball and paddleball into obscurity.
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ace
alley
approach shot
backcourt
ball boy
ball girl
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forehand
knock up
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passing shot
pelota
pickleball
shuttlecock
string
table tennis
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