paddle tennis

American  

noun

1. a game combining elements of tennis and handball, played with paddles and a rubber ball on a screened court about half the size of and having a lower net than a tennis court.

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Etymology

Origin of paddle tennis

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

Example Sentences

Outside, the leafy grounds feature two yards as well as a swimming pool, cabana, paddle tennis court and hidden hedged garden.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think the risk posed by the noise and dust of working women and men earning a living is far less than the destruction wrought by the hushed tones of the fashionable playing paddle tennis throughout our land,’’ he said.

From New York Times

Seven bedrooms and 12 bathrooms complete the residence, which opens to a backyard with two expansive lawns, a stone patio, loggia, swimming pool, spa, paddle tennis court, herb garden, secret hedged garden and cabana with a patio and fireplace.

From Los Angeles Times

Netflix’s “Bling Empire,” a reality series centering on some of Los Angeles’ crazy rich Asians, transports voyeuristic viewers to a sprawling Sunset Boulevard estate with a paddle tennis court, a swimming pool and a koi pond.

From Los Angeles Times

Gibson started off playing paddle tennis.

From BBC