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racquetball

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A ball used for this sport.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: court game

4

noun

Meaning 4

the ball used in playing the game of racquetball

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ball

History

Etymology

From racquet + ball.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: racketball — sport similar to squash
  • Finnish: racquetball — sport similar to squash
  • German: Racquetball — sport similar to squash
  • Italian: racquetball — sport similar to squash
  • Japanese: ラケットボール (rakettobooru) — sport similar to squash
  • Korean: 라켓볼 (raketbol) — sport similar to squash
  • Portuguese: raquetebol — sport similar to squash
  • Russian: ракетбол (raketbol) — sport similar to squash
  • Thai: แร็กเกตบอล — sport similar to squash
  • Finnish: racketball-pallo — ball used for this sport
  • Finnish: racquetball-pallo — ball used for this sport