deck tennis

noun

1. a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net.

deck tennis

noun

1. a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court

Word History and Origins

Origin of deck tennis¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

“Well, we can play shuffleboard and deck tennis. There are lots of things we can do.”

From Literature

But it took deck tennis and the tropics to make the tank popular.

From Project Gutenberg