rackets

British

/ ˈrækɪts /

noun

(functioning as singular)
1. a game similar to squash played in a large four-walled court by two or four players using rackets and a small hard ball
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a rackets court
  a rackets championship

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Firmly strung in a gridded pattern, squash rackets have more of an ovular shape.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

She’s remained on top as technology like foam injected composite rackets has lifted pickleball from Tupperware flurries to intense athletic slugfests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Tennis players pull out fresh rackets during matches.

From BBC ● May 2, 2025

We’re learning padel, a racquet sport played with foam paddle rackets on a tennis-like court surrounded by tempered glass walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

There were rackets and rods, balls and bats, and even ropes—for jumping Double Dutch or lassoing cattle, I guess.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

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