Look up: badminton

1. badminton
   [n] - a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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2. Badminton
   Bad'min·ton noun [ From the name of the seat of the Duke of Beaufort in England.] 1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks. 2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.
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3. badminton
   noun a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
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4. Badminton
   • (n.) A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened. • (n.) A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.
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5. Badminton
   village (`parish`), South Gloucestershire unitary authority, historic county of Gloucestershire, England. Badminton House, seat of the dukes of ... [1 related articles]
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6. badminton
   court or lawn game played with lightweight rackets and a shuttlecock. Historically, the shuttlecock was a small, cork hemisphere with 16 goose ... [14 related articles]
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7. badminton
   badminton (băd'mintun) , game played by volleying a shuttlecock (called a “bird”)—a small, cork hemisphere to which feathers are attached—over a net. Light, gut-strung rackets are used. Badminton, which is generally similar to tennis, is played by two or four person...
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8. Badminton
   Badminton - named after a seat of the Duke of Beaufort, in Gloucestershire - is a game somewhat similar to lawn tennis, played on a rectangular court by two players, or two pairs of players, with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half. Badminton bec...
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9. Badminton
   Badminton is a drink made of spiced and sweetened claret. It was a favourite of the Duke of Beaufort of Badminton, hence the name.
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10. badminton
    Racket game similar to lawn tennis but played on a smaller court and with a shuttlecock (a half sphere of cork or plastic with a feather or nylon skirt) instead of a ball. The object of the game is to prevent the opponent from being able to return the shuttlecock. Badminton is played by two or four players. The court measures 6.1 m/20 ft by 13....
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11. Badminton
    `Badminton` is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and ...
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12. Badminton
    (album) `Badminton` is a 2003 EP by breakcore artist Venetian Snares. Released on Addict Records. It was the first of two 7" singles to be released on Addict Records. Track listing: #"Badminton" – 3:06 #"Edgewood Park" – 4:35
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