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# badminton

noun (badminton — uncountable)

«badminton» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock over a high net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#m1)

### In the lessons

In PE and sport, badminton is played as singles (1 against 1) or doubles (2 against 2). In maths problems, scoring and court sizes appear. Phrases: play badminton, a game of badminton, badminton racket, badminton court.

### Examples

- We played badminton in PE today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x1)
- You hit a shuttlecock, not a ball, in badminton. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x2)
- My dad and I play doubles badminton on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x3)
- A badminton game is to 21 points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x4)
- The badminton net is higher than a tennis net. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x5)
- She keeps her badminton racket in her locker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: play badminton (no «a»). The shuttlecock is also called a shuttle or (US) a birdie. Do not confuse with tennis or squash.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «badminton» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/badminton/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«badminton» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/badminton.html) on Mova free.