Phrase guide

tennis racket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A type of bat used to strike the ball in tennis; it has an oval frame with a taut interlaced network of strings

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a racket used to play tennis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tennis racquet

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: racket, racquet

History

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: те́нис раке́та (ténis rakéta) — tennis bat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 網球拍 /网球拍 (wǎngqiúpāi) — tennis bat
  • Danish: tennisketsjer — tennis bat
  • Dutch: tennisracket — tennis bat
  • Esperanto: rakedo — tennis bat
  • Finnish: tennismaila — tennis bat
  • French: raquette de tennis — tennis bat
  • German: Tennisschläger — tennis bat
  • Hungarian: teniszütő — tennis bat
  • Icelandic: tennisspaði — tennis bat
  • Palauan: rakket er a tenis — tennis bat
  • Romanian: rachetă de tenis — tennis bat
  • Scottish Gaelic: bachall — tennis bat
  • Spanish: raqueta de tenis — tennis bat
  • Swahili: raketi ya tenisi — tennis bat
  • Swedish: tennisracket — tennis bat
  • Volapük: räkät — tennis bat