Definition of rackets in English:
rackets
plural nounˈrakɪtsˈrækəts
treated as singular A ball game for two or four people played with rackets in a plain four-walled court, distinguished from squash in particular by the use of a solid, harder ball.
Example sentencesExamples
- He continued to play cricket (and rugby, boxing, rackets, cross-country, and swimming) and won a place in the Clifton XI in 1901 and 1902, with some success.
Origin
Late Middle English (also in the singular): from French raquette, via Italian from Arabic rāḥa, rāḥat- 'palm of the hand'.
Definition of rackets in US English:
rackets
plural nounˈrakətsˈrækəts
treated as singular A ball game for two or four people played with rackets in a plain four-walled court, distinguished from squash in particular by the use of a solid, harder ball.
Example sentencesExamples
- He continued to play cricket (and rugby, boxing, rackets, cross-country, and swimming) and won a place in the Clifton XI in 1901 and 1902, with some success.
Origin
Late Middle English (also in the singular): from French raquette, via Italian from Arabic rāḥa, rāḥat- ‘palm of the hand’.