racquetball

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Definition of racquetball in English English dictionary: A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball; A ball used for this sport; {i} game similar to handball but played with a small racquet rather than the bare hands; a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets the ball used in playing the game of racquetball; a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets; an indoor game in which two or four players hit a small ball against the four walls of the court squash. Game similar to handball but played with racquets. The game is played on a four-walled court with a short-handled racket and a ball larger than that used in handball. It was invented in 1950 by Joseph G. Sobek (1918-98), who was unhappy with the indoor racquet sports then available. By the late 1990s there were 8.5 million racquetball players in 91 countries; the ball used in playing the game of racquetball; A sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball

racquetball

Turkish pronunciation

räkıtbôl

/ˈrakətˌbôl/ /ˈrækətˌbɔːl/

[ 'ra-k&t-"bol ] (noun.) 1968. From racquet + ball.

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