badminton racquet
- noun
- /ˈbædmɪntən ˈrækɪt/
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raqueta de bádminton
- Because of the lightweight of a badminton racquet, stroke direction can be more easily manipulated through a flick of the wrist, whereas the wrist movement may be more limited in tennis and squash due to the racquet weight.
Examples
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"Bryan handed Charlie a badminton racquet and another one to Daisy.
Fiction book (1999) -
He picked up his badminton racquet and practiced his serves at the local court.
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During the tournament, she brought her favorite badminton racquet to play against her rival.
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To improve my skills, I bought a new badminton racquet that felt lighter than my old one.
Synonyms
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1.6
A handled frame with tight strings used to hit a ball in tennis
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2.6
A light, long-handled frame with strings used to hit the shuttlecock in badminton
A light wooden racket with a long handle used to hit a shuttlecock
Surface Forms
Morphology
badminton + racquet
The meaning 'a racquet used in badminton' is directly and compositionally derived from 'badminton' (the sport) + 'racquet' (the piece of equipment); it is a straightforward noun–noun compound specifying type. This is a common, cross-linguistic naming pattern for instruments and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Badminton racquet comes from the game played at a large English house called 'Badminton', where people used a light, long-handled racquet to hit a small object called a 'shuttlecock'. That's why today Badminton racquet means the light racquet used for that game.