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

“I knew Matt when he was 16 years old. We used to play paddle tennis together. He’s about 10 years younger than me. And he was a great, funny, funny, funny kid.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

At the latter, Drappi told the prosecution, he sat pretty close to SBF; in the Bahamas, he played paddle tennis with the FTX mastermind.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2023

On the way out of the parking lot, we got chatting to a member of the club leaving the paddle tennis courts.

From The Guardian • Dec. 4, 2015

The new QE also features a glass-vaulted lounge inspired by Kew Gardens and filled with potted palms, and a game deck with paddle tennis, croquet and British bowls.

From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2010

Though the property was on the lake, there were no docks or boats in sight, only a mansion-like clubhouse, two paddle tennis courts, and a swimming pool.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides