A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together, forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in tennis and similar games.
A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural.
A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood.
To strike with, or as with, a racket.
May be of any size, shape or weight, but the blade must be at least 85% wood.
a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
hit (a ball) with a racket
The racket, or bat, has a nearly round face, about 7 inches across, and a long, thin handle. Overall length is about 27 inches and its weight is about 8 ounces.
An implement used to strike the tennis ball.
(rak´-et). Double-reed wind instrument of the 16th & 17th centuries, made of a short cylinder of ivory or wood, in which a number of parallel cylindrical channels are bored up and down, connected alternately at the top and bottom to form one continuous tube.
What you hit the ball with. The blade plus covering.
badminton racket is made of a lightweight durable material like aluminum or graphite. A standard racket measures about seven inches across and 27 inches long.
The instrument that's used to hit the ball. It has a long, straight handle and an oval frame strung with natural gut or a synthetic material. Up until the late 1960s, rackets were made of wood, but then steel and aluminum frames were introduced, followed by frames of graphite, fiberglass, titanium, and carbon. Maximum dimensions are 29 ½ inches in overall length, 12 ½ inches in overall width. The hitting surface can be no more than 15 ½ inches long and 11 ½ inches wide. Also spelled racquet.