deck tennis

noun

1. a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net.

deck tennis

noun

1. a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court

Word History and Origins

Origin of deck tennis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He and his young wife used to play deck-tennis every morning as lightheartedly as if they were travelling to Europe for a lark.

From Project Gutenberg