Tennis
noun
1.
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
noun
1.
a racket game played between two players or pairs of players who hit a ball to and fro over a net on a rectangular court of grass, asphalt, clay, etc See also lawn tennis, real tennis, court tennis, table tennis
(as modifier): tennis court, tennis racket
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