badminton

Meaning

1. (uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.
2. (countable) A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water.

Synonyms

bird

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birdie

shuttle

shuttlecock

Translations

bádminton

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Badminton

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badminton

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badminton

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bàdminton

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badminton

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badminton

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Federball

αντιπτέριση

badminton

تنس الريشة

Federballspiel

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μπάντμιντον

بدمينتون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/

Etymology

Named after Badminton House, an estate in Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, where the game was first played in England. For the house name, see Badminton.