tennis racket

Noun

Meaning

tennis racket (plural tennis rackets)

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

tennis-racket (plural tennis-rackets)

Alternative spelling of tennis racket

Alternative names

tennis-racket

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Examples

I carried through well with my tennis. I got the respect by usage of the tennis racket. Gabriela Sabatini

I grew up in the 1950s at the beginning of rock n' roll, and would strum a tennis racket in front of the mirror. Jonathan Pryce

I had not picked up a tennis racket in 15 years, so I tried. Matthew Ashford

It's as if you're playing left-handed. Or like everyone else is playing with a tennis racket and you have a salmon.(On performing with an American accent) Hugh Laurie

To me, anyone with an Australian accent wielding a tennis racket is cool. Adrian Smith

You seem a lot like me," he said. "You don't gawk at me like I'm a freak." "I'll kick anyone who does." "I think you already did. Or at least smacked him with a tennis racket." -Alexander and Raven, Vampire Kisses, Pg.127, The Beginning. Ellen Schreiber

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