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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesracquetball
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁa.kɛt.bol/
"Il aime jouer au racquetball pendant son temps libre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A fast-paced court game played with a hollow rubber ball and short-handled strung racquets in a closed indoor or outdoor court.
"She plays racquetball with her colleagues every Tuesday evening to stay active." - 2
The lightweight rubber ball used in this sport.
"He bounced the blue racquetball against the wall to test its pressure."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the United States in the late 1960s by Joseph Sobek, combining 'racquet' (from Arabic ar-rāḥa meaning palm of the hand) and 'ball'. The term emerged to describe a newly codified sport blending elements of squash and handball played with a strung racket and a hollow rubber ball.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Racquetball" is said worldwide
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racquetball
Transliteration: /ʁa.kɛt.bol/
"Il aime jouer au racquetball pendant son temps libre."
Racquetball
Transliteration: /ˈʁakɪtˌbɔl/
"Racquetball ist ein sehr schnelles Hallenspiel."
racquetball
Transliteration: /ˈrakketbol/
"Il racquetball si gioca solitamente al coperto."
ráquetbol
Transliteration: /ˈraketbol/
"Practico ráquetbol en el club deportivo local."
racquetball
Transliteration: /ʁa.ketˈbow/
"Eles jogam racquetball todas as quartas-feiras."
रैकेटबॉल
Transliteration: raiketbol
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह सप्ताह के अंत में रैकेटबॉल खेलना पसंद करता है।"
壁球
Transliteration: bìqiú
Script: 中文汉字
"他和朋友在体育馆打壁球。"
라켓볼
Transliteration: raketbol
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 실내에서 라켓볼을 쳤습니다."
ラケットボール
Transliteration: rakettobōru
Script: 日本語
"彼女は週末にラケットボールを楽しみます。"
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