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单词 pickleball
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Definition of pickleball in English:

pickleball

nounˈpɪk(ə)lbɔːlˈpik(ə)lˌbôl
mass noun
  • An American game resembling tennis, in which players use short-handled bats to hit a perforated plastic ball over a net.

    residents can play tennis, pickleball, handball, and bocce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many players come to pickleball as current or former tennis players.
    • I'm simply stopping by to lounge with a book in an Adirondack chair, and maybe, if I run into someone I know, play some pickleball!
    • The Family Y offers two full-size courts in the gym for pickleball from 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
    • The event included 1,356 men and women over age 50 competing in 22 sports - from pickleball all the way to rough-and-tumble rugby.
    • Last year pickleball was admitted to the National Senior Games, the first new sport in 20 years.
    • Pickleball will be available to those eighteen and older starting April 3rd!
    • Remember in summer camp when you got the "honorable mention" badge for some non-sport like archery or rowing or pickleball?
    • Organizers say there will also be free-form recreational activities like hula hoops, sidewalk chalk art, street tennis, pickleball, jump rope and soccer games.
    • No matter who's playing, pickleball requires much less power and speed than other racket sports.
    • Just when she thought her days of playing court games were over, someone suggested she give pickleball a try.

Origin

1970s: from pickle + ball1 (the reason is uncertain).

 
 

Definition of pickleball in US English:

pickleball

nounˈpik(ə)lˌbôl
  • A game resembling tennis in which players use paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball over a net.

    residents can play tennis, pickleball, handball, and bocce
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Organizers say there will also be free-form recreational activities like hula hoops, sidewalk chalk art, street tennis, pickleball, jump rope and soccer games.
    • Many players come to pickleball as current or former tennis players.
    • Pickleball will be available to those eighteen and older starting April 3rd!
    • The event included 1,356 men and women over age 50 competing in 22 sports - from pickleball all the way to rough-and-tumble rugby.
    • I'm simply stopping by to lounge with a book in an Adirondack chair, and maybe, if I run into someone I know, play some pickleball!
    • Just when she thought her days of playing court games were over, someone suggested she give pickleball a try.
    • No matter who's playing, pickleball requires much less power and speed than other racket sports.
    • Last year pickleball was admitted to the National Senior Games, the first new sport in 20 years.
    • Remember in summer camp when you got the "honorable mention" badge for some non-sport like archery or rowing or pickleball?
    • The Family Y offers two full-size courts in the gym for pickleball from 9-11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Origin

1970s: from pickle + ball (the reason is uncertain).

 
 
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