squash court
3
2.7
- noun
- /skwɑʃ kɔrt/
:
cancha de squash
- The new sports complex includes several squash courts for players of all levels.
- an indoor squash court
Consider the allocation, let's say at Harvard, of the best tennis courts or squash courts.
- Consider the allocation, let's say at Harvard, of the best tennis courts or squash courts.
Examples
-
Niles and I just reserved a squash court for our match tomorrow.
-
We built a squash court.
-
Yes, and where would the squash courts be?
-
I, uh, converted this barn into a squash court
-
They let you across the courtyard to the squash courts.
-
In a sports center, Juliet sits outside a glass-walled squash court.
Fiction book (1994) -
This Marriott is large and comes with many amenities, including tennis and squash courts and even a game room near the swimming pool patio.
Blog text (20) -
But the squash court was filled to the ceiling by then, and Fred Wright, the squash pro, said nothing of it to young Phillip when he saw him on the way to the lifeboats.
Fiction book (1991) -
She practices every week at the local squash court to improve her skills.
Synonyms
248
1.1
An area marked for playing sports like tennis or basketball
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'squash' (the racket game) + 'court' (an area marked for a sport), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it refers to the playing area for squash. This straightforward noun‑noun combination follows a common cross‑linguistic pattern for sport + facility and is therefore transparent to a B1 learner.
Etymology
The name squash court comes from the game squash, which was named for the soft ball that 'squashes' when players hit it against a wall. A squash court is the small indoor room with four walls where players hit that ball, so the name links the ball and the place to play.