pickleball

匹克球

词形变化

pickleballs 复数 pickleballs

别名

pickle-ball pickle ball

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A racquet sport resembling tennis, played with solid paddles and a perforated ball, which combines elements of badminton, table tennis and wiffleball.

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  2. 2.

    The ball used in the sport of pickleball.

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词源

From pickle boat and ball. Coined by the sport inventor's wife who was reminded "of the pickle boat in rowing where oarsmen were chosen from the leftovers of other boats." Similarly, the game initially used left-over equipment from badminton, table tennis, and wiffleball.

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