CROQUET


Meaning of CROQUET in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krō-ˈkā ]

noun

Etymology: probably ultimately from obsolete French, sharp blow, from croquer

Date: 1855

1. : a game in which players using mallets drive wooden balls through a series of wickets set out on a lawn

2. : the act of driving away an opponent's croquet ball by striking one's own ball placed against it

• croquet transitive verb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.