noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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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Antonyms: none provided
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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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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