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
Grass was once the primary surface for the original sport of lawn tennis, but Orange Lawn is one of roughly 14 remaining clubs with grass courts left in the United States.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 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
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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