Racquetball
[rak-it-bawl] /ˈræk ɪtˌbɔl/
noun
1.
a game similar to handball, played on a four-walled court but with a short-handled, strung racket and a larger, somewhat softer .
n.
1972, from racquet + ball (n.1).
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