Badminton

Badminton

Of or pertaining to the racquet sport played with singles or doubles who take positions on the opposite side of a rectangular bondry separated by a net. Players score points by hitting a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it lands in the opposing player's side.

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backcourt

Sports; Badminton

The back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.

backhand

Sports; Badminton

This is a stroke that is used to return the shuttlecock that was hit to the left of a right-handed player and to the right of a left-handed player.

base position

Sports; Badminton

When playing a singles game, a player tries to return to the base position, also called the center position, after they have returned a shot. The base position is in the center of the court.

bird

Sports; Badminton

This is the object that the players hit back and forth over the net. It is made of cork and goose feathers; it is also called a shuttlecock.

court

Sports; Badminton

The area where the game is played marked by the boundary lines, which are the sidelines and the baseline. The Court is 44 feet or 13.40 meters long; it is 20 feet or 6.10 meters wide for doubles play ...