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court game

DEFINITIONS OF: court game

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n an athletic game played on a court

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handball
a game played in a walled court or against a single wall by two or four players who strike a rubber ball with their hands
racquetball
a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
fives
a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
squash, squash rackets, squash racquets
a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
volleyball, volleyball game
a game in which two teams hit an inflated ball over a high net using their hands
jai alai, pelota
a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket
badminton
a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
basketball, basketball game, hoops
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
deck tennis
game played mainly on board ocean liners; players toss a ring back and forth over a net that is stretched across a small court
netball
a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
lawn tennis, tennis
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
pallone
an Italian game similar to tennis
battledore, battledore and shuttlecock
an ancient racket game
professional basketball
playing basketball for money
professional tennis
playing tennis for money
singles
tennis played with one person on each side
singles
badminton played with one person on each side
doubles
tennis played with two players on each side
doubles
badminton played with two players on each side
court tennis, real tennis, royal tennis
an ancient form of tennis played in a four-walled court
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athletic game
a game involving athletic activity
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