badminton
/ˈbædmɪntən/
noun
A sport where you hit a birdie over a net with a racket
“We played badminton in the backyard.”
בדמינטון
Badminton is a noun in the sports & activities category. It is a advanced (ages 11-12) word, meaning "A sport where you hit a birdie over a net with a racket" In Hebrew, badminton translates to בדמינטון.
Example Sentences
- We set up a badminton net in the garden and played all day.
- The shuttlecock flew back and forth very quickly in the badminton match.
- Badminton is one of the fastest racket sports in the world.
Did You Know? A badminton shuttlecock can travel up to 200 miles per hour when hit by a professional — that is faster than a tennis ball! The shuttlecock has exactly 16 feathers in it, usually from the left wing of a goose. Badminton is the most popular sport in many Asian countries, especially Indonesia and Malaysia.
Common Word Combinations
play badmintonbadminton racketbadminton nethit the shuttlecock
Related Words
tennisshuttlecockracketnet
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