badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmi-tᵊn 
-ˌmin-tᵊn
: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net
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Outdoor lovers will enjoy canoeing, fishing, kayaking, hydro biking, and swimming, while there are also courts set up for badminton, bocce ball, croquet, ladder golf, tennis, and even yard dice.
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
Students from federal, state or university departments spread nets like giant, gauzy badminton sets above the creek, waiting to do so until the birds go to bed and the bats come out.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2024
Students from federal, state or university departments spread nets like giant, gauzy badminton sets above the creek, waiting to do so until the birds go to bed and the bats come out.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
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badminton
noun
bad·min·ton
ˈbad-ˌmit-ᵊn
: a game in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over a net by players using light rackets
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