BADMINTON


Meaning of BADMINTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbad-ˌmi-t ə n, -ˌmin-t ə n ]

noun

Etymology: Badminton, residence of the Duke of Beaufort, England

Date: 1874

: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net

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