noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball. uncountable
2. 2
   a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets wordnet
3. 3
   A ball used for this sport. countable
4. 4
   the ball used in playing the game of racquetball wordnet

Example

More examples

"Would you rather play racquetball?"

Etymology

From racquet + ball.

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