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badminton
[ bad-min-tn ]
noun
- a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half.
Badminton
1/ ˈbædmɪntən /
noun
- a village in SW England, in South Gloucestershire unitary authority, Gloucestershire: site of Badminton House, seat of the Duke of Beaufort; annual horse trials
badminton
2/ ˈbædmɪntən /
noun
- a game played with rackets and a shuttlecock, which is hit back and forth across a high net
- Also calledbadminton cup a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
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Example Sentences
His exposé of the sinister badminton scandal was an instant classic.
I play badminton with a bunch of dachshunds yipping at my heels.
As to why badminton is largely ignored, or even laughed, at in the US, Jiang threw the question right back.
But this Olympics, badminton is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Over the last decade, the two countries have engaged in “wrestling diplomacy,” “soccer diplomacy,” even “badminton diplomacy.”
His household at Badminton was regulated after the fashion of an earlier generation.
The same may be said of badminton, another favorite Lenten game, played somewhat after the manner of tennis.
The “Badminton Library,” an English series of books on sport, is at a huge premium already, when on “large paper.”
At first he fell into profound slumber: it was the inevitable result of the Badminton and the late hour.
The directions for playing them may be found in Billiards (Badminton Library series).
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