platform tennis

n. A variation of tennis played with paddles and a rubber ball on a raised wooden floor that is fenced with a wire screen, in which balls that have landed once inbounds and then struck and rebounded off the screen remain in play.

plat′form ten′nis

n. a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform fenced with wire. [1950–55, Amer.]

platform tennis

platform tennis,

version of lawn tennistennis,
game played indoors or outdoors by two players (singles) or four players (doubles) on a level court. Rules and Equipment

Lawn tennis was originally played on grass courts, but most major events are now played on courts of hard, composite materials;
..... Click the link for more information. played on an elevated wooden or aluminum court that is one fourth the size of a standard court, usually by doubles teams. Unlike lawn tennis, platform tennis allows only one serve, and balls may be played off the 12-ft-high (3.7-m) wire-mesh screen that completely enclose the court. A perforated wooden paddle is used instead of a racquet, and the ball is smaller, solid, and made of sponge rubber. The game was devised in 1928 to provide for winter tennis, the platform being more easily cleared of snow than a regular court.

单词	platform tennis
释义	platform tennis platform tennis n. A variation of tennis played with paddles and a rubber ball on a raised wooden floor that is fenced with a wire screen, in which balls that have landed once inbounds and then struck and rebounded off the screen remain in play. plat′form ten′nis n. a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform fenced with wire. [1950–55, Amer.] platform tennis platform tennis, version of lawn tennistennis, game played indoors or outdoors by two players (singles) or four players (doubles) on a level court. Rules and Equipment Lawn tennis was originally played on grass courts, but most major events are now played on courts of hard, composite materials; ..... Click the link for more information. played on an elevated wooden or aluminum court that is one fourth the size of a standard court, usually by doubles teams. Unlike lawn tennis, platform tennis allows only one serve, and balls may be played off the 12-ft-high (3.7-m) wire-mesh screen that completely enclose the court. A perforated wooden paddle is used instead of a racquet, and the ball is smaller, solid, and made of sponge rubber. The game was devised in 1928 to provide for winter tennis, the platform being more easily cleared of snow than a regular court.
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