battledore

A noun referring to a light, long-handled racket used in badminton, or to an ancient racket game that was a precursor to modern badminton.

• 🇩🇪Ein leichter Schläger mit langem Griff, der im Badminton verwendet wird; auch ein altes Rückschlagspiel mit Schlägern und Federball, das als Vorläufer des modernen Badmintons gilt.

1. Racket for badminton C1 formal sport

   A light, long-handled racket used in the game of badminton.

   • He swung the battledore with precision to return the shuttlecock.
   • The old battledore was made of wood and gut strings.
   • She bought a new battledore for her badminton practice.

   🇩🇪Badminton-Schläger

   Synonyme: racketracquet

2. Ancient racket game C2 formal british sport

   An early form of badminton or a similar game played with a shuttlecock and a paddle.

   • Children in the 18th century played battledore and shuttlecock in the streets.
   • The game of battledore was a popular pastime before modern badminton.
   • Historians found references to battledore in old English literature.

   🇩🇪Federballspiel

   Synonyme: battledore and shuttlecockshuttlecock

• battledores plural form
• battledores' possessive plural form
• battledore's possessive singular form