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paddle tennis

American

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of paddle tennis

An Americanism dating back to 1920–25

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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

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 ● Jan. 5, 2022

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

He was also very good at tennis and paddle tennis.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2015

Behind us married couples were playing paddle tennis.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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