racquetball

[rak-it-bawl]

noun

1. a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer ball.

Other Word Forms

• racquetballer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of racquetball¹

First recorded in 1965–70; racquet + ball ¹

Example Sentences

We walk around a racquetball court with that wheel on me, and I’d have to walk with my hands, and then I’d have to walk backwards with it.

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While the spouse of a slain hair mogul denied all wrongdoing and publicly grieved her husband — an executive at the hair care company Wella — she was involved in a torrid affair with her racquetball coach.

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Baker, a convicted sex offender, met her at LA Fitness, where he was a racquetball instructor.

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Kane likens this scenario to racquetball, where the small rubber game ball bounces more and gets hotter as it is constantly hit with paddles.

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He also tweeted: “lousy film, but theater would make a terrific racquetball court.”

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