lawn tennis
Americannoun
noun
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tennis played on a grass court
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the formal name for tennis
Etymology
Origin of lawn tennis
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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Padel is a racquet sport that uses the same scoring conventions as lawn tennis but is played on courts around a third smaller.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
My great-great grandparent helped bring the first Hawkeye tennis systems online, calling shots for the renowned lawn tennis champion Roger Federer.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
There she meets a better class of people, who introduce her to games and books and leisure activities that would scandalize her mother: lawn tennis, archery, croquet!
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2014
Still, most histories attribute the contours of lawn tennis — which can be played on any surface — to Outerbridge.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2010
We played lawn tennis with homemade wooden rackets and soccer with bare feet on a field of dust.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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