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badminton
[ bad-min-tn ]
noun
- a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with light rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a high net that divides the court in half.
badminton
1/ ˈbædmɪntən /
noun
- a game played with rackets and a shuttlecock, which is hit back and forth across a high net
- Also calledbadminton cup a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
Badminton
2/ 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of badminton1
Word History and Origins
Origin of badminton1
Example Sentences
At least three Myanmar athletes—in badminton, judo and shooting—have qualified to compete in Tokyo.
Richard recalled playing badminton at the Boys Club in Southeast Washington.
Players’ minds wander from basketball while they take up Wiffle ball, badminton, corn hole, soccer and football, with varying degrees of skill and seriousness.
More generally, the badminton players’ self-talk focuses more on controlling worry and anxiety, and on procedural cues like “Concentrate” and “Relax.”
The researchers wanted to figure out whether a computer could use machine learning to tell the difference between runners and badminton players based only on the content of their self-talk.
His exposé of the sinister badminton scandal was an instant classic.
I play badminton with a bunch of dachshunds yipping at my heels.
As to why badminton is largely ignored, or even laughed, at in the US, Jiang threw the question right back.
But this Olympics, badminton is making headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Over the last decade, the two countries have engaged in “wrestling diplomacy,” “soccer diplomacy,” even “badminton diplomacy.”
His household at Badminton was regulated after the fashion of an earlier generation.
The same may be said of badminton, another favorite Lenten game, played somewhat after the manner of tennis.
The “Badminton Library,” an English series of books on sport, is at a huge premium already, when on “large paper.”
At first he fell into profound slumber: it was the inevitable result of the Badminton and the late hour.
The directions for playing them may be found in Billiards (Badminton Library series).
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More About Badminton
What is badminton?
Badminton is a sport in which light rackets are used to volley an object—called a shuttlecock, shuttle, birdie, or bird—back and forth over a high net.
Unlike other similar sports, such as tennis, badminton is not played with a ball—the shuttlecock is a kind of feathered cone with a cork head. (A shuttlecock is also used in the related sport of battledore).
Competitive badminton, which is featured as an event in the Olympic Games, is played on an indoor court and can consist of one-on-one play or doubles. The rules of badminton are similar to those of other sports that use nets, like tennis and volleyball: if a player hits the shuttlecock out of bounds or lets it touch the ground on their side of the court, their opponent(s) get a point.
Badminton is also played recreationally, often as a casual yard game with multiplayer teams (less casual if Uncle Tahir is on your team).
Example: You’ll see some lightning-quick reflexes in Olympic-level badminton.
Where does badminton come from?
The first records of the word badminton in reference to the game come from around the mid-1800s. It is named after an estate in Gloucestershire, England, called Badminton House (in the village of Badminton), which is the seat for the Duke of Beaufort and is supposedly the location where a modern version of the sport was first played.
But the origins of the sport that became badminton are much older, originating in ancient times as a game that became known as battledore and shuttlecock. Badminton was directly adapted from a related game named poona (after the Indian city of Poona) that originated in India. It was played there by British soldiers in the 1860s, including the Duke of Beaufort, who is believed to have brought the sport back to England, where the rules were altered and it began to grow in popularity. Today, the sport is most popular in parts of Europe and Asia.
Badminton was first included in the Olympics as a demonstration sport in 1972. A singles competition was officially adopted as a Summer Olympics event in 1992, and a doubles event was added in 1996.
Did you know … ?
What are some words that often get used in discussing badminton?
How is badminton used in real life?
Competitive badminton is an Olympic event and is most popular in parts of Asia and Europe. In the U.S., badminton is best known as a recreational yard game.
Off to Indonesia tomorrow!! Can't wait to get there & enjoy the amazing badminton fans in Indonesia!!always fun&great to play at the Istora!
— CHRIS ADCOCK (@ChrisAdcock1) May 30, 2015
Whoaaaaaa #mohammadahsan and hendrasetiawan did it!!! Awesome badminton…my heartiest congratulations to the team 😁😁
— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) August 16, 2015
Am I too overly competitive during backyard badminton? Probably
— Christi (@christi_daigle) June 22, 2016
Try using badminton!
True or False?
In badminton, the object that’s volleyed back and forth over the net can be called a shuttlecock or a birdie.
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