Synonyms

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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Tennis rackets have large, round heads with firm, crisscrossing strings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

Barnaby's club had provided free balls and rackets to new members and charged just £2 per session, but the society had to stop offering social memberships due to "unprecedented demand".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

If we do a tour of Alabama, I’ll carry your rackets for you.’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

Racks of clothes, shelves of books, shoes, tennis rackets.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff

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