Badminton is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using a racket.
badminton in British English
(ˈbædmɪntən)
noun
1.
a game played with rackets and a shuttlecock, which is hit back and forth across a high net
2. Also called: badminton cup
a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
Word origin
C19: named after Badminton House, where the game was first played
Badminton in British English
(ˈbædmɪntən)
noun
a village in SW England, in South Gloucestershire unitary authority, Gloucestershire: site of Badminton House, seat of the Duke of Beaufort; annual horse trials
badminton in American English
(ˈbædˌmɪntən; often, ˈbædˌmɪtən)
noun
a game in which a shuttlecock is batted back and forth with light rackets across a net by opposing players or pairs of players