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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Instead of strings, padel rackets have holes in their dense heads.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

The grass is being measured, the rackets strung and the strawberries and cream prepped.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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

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

He also gave me three Donnay tennis rackets.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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