: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebCompetitive table tennis has helped me in my business life in so many ways. Wai Wong, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Bocce ball and table tennis are near the beer, of course. Joseph Goodman, al, 17 June 2022 Although table tennis isn’t on the official list of events this year, the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 in Germany has included the competitive sport in its lineup. Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Apr. 2022 Seagrass’ is serious, with a tournament-size pool table, 18-foot-long shuffleboard table, table tennis and foosball as well as more than 1,000 retro arcade games.oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Playing table tennis at a competitive level is a full-body workout. Wai Wong, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Number 612 was Gleb Prochukhan, 15, the No. 3-ranked junior table tennis player in Kharkiv, whose English was good enough to translate for some of the foreign volunteers who had descended on Tijuana with blankets and protein bars and tacos.Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2022 Liashenko tries to stay busy while at the camp, often taking part in activities like volleyball and table tennis. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 Pickleball is a hybrid racket sport that is a cross between badminton, tennis and table tennis, or pingpong. Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1891, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
table tennis
noun
: a game played on a table by two or four players who use paddles to hit a small hollow plastic ball back and forth over a net