pickleball
A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball,…A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball, which combines elements of badminton, table tennis and wiffleball.
» Pickleball is a pathetic excuse for tennis.
Пиклбол – жалкое подобие тенниса.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball, which combines elements of badminton, table tennis and wiffleball.
пиклболpiklbol
(countable)The ball used in the sport of pickleball.
Examples
3 sentencesPickleball is a pathetic excuse for tennis.
ruПиклбол – жалкое подобие тенниса.
Helen is a pickleball coach.
Tom and Mary played pickleball.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From pickle boat and ball. Coined by the sport inventor's wife who was reminded "of the piFrom pickle boat and ball. Coined by the sport inventor's wife who was reminded "of the pickle boat in rowing where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats." Similarly, the game initially used left-over equipment from badminton, table tennis, and wiffleball.
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Forms
plural: pickleballsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable