What does RACQUETBALL mean?
Definitions for RACQUETBALL
ˈræk ɪtˌbɔlrac·quet·ball
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Princeton's WordNet
racquetballnoun
the ball used in playing the game of racquetball
racquetballnoun
a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
Wiktionary
racquetballnoun
A certain sport, similar to squash, but played with a bigger ball.
racquetballnoun
A ball used for this sport.
Etymology: From racquet + ball.
Wikipedia
Racquetball
Racquetball is a racquet sport and a team sport played with a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek invented the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control. Unlike most racquet sports, such as tennis and badminton, there is no net to hit the ball over, and, unlike squash, no tin (out of bounds area at the bottom of front wall) to hit the ball above. Also, the court's walls, floor, and ceiling are legal playing surfaces, with the exception of court-specific designated hinders being out-of-bounds. Racquetball is played between various players on a team who try to bounce the ball with the racquet onto the ground so it hits the wall, so that an opposing team’s player cannot bounce it back to the wall. The sport is very similar to 40×20 American handball, which is played in many countries. It is also very similar to the British sport Squash 57, which was called racketball before 2016 (see below for a comparison).
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racquetball
Racquetball is a sport or game played on an indoor or outdoor court with a small rubber ball and rackets by two or four players, who alternately hit the ball against the front wall. The objective is to make a shot that the opponent(s) cannot return, and the game requires agility, quick reflexes, and strategic shot placement.
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Racquetball
Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court. Joseph Sobek is credited with inventing the modern sport of racquetball in 1950, adding a stringed racquet to paddleball in order to increase velocity and control. Unlike most racquet sports, such as tennis and badminton, there is no net to hit the ball over, and, unlike squash, no tin to hit the ball above. Also, the court's walls, floor, and ceiling are legal playing surfaces, with the exception of court-specific designated hinders being out-of-bounds. It is very similar to 40×20 handball, which is played in many countries. Joe Sobek is credited with inventing the sport of racquetball in the New Britain, CT YMCA, though not with naming it. A professional tennis and handball player, Sobek sought a fast-paced sport that was easy to learn and play. He designed the first strung paddle, devised a set of rules, based on those of squash, handball, and paddleball, and named his game paddle rackets. In February 1952 Sobek founded the National Paddle Rackets Association, codified the rules, and had them printed as a booklet. The new sport was rapidly adopted and became popular through Sobek's continual promotion of it; he was aided by the existence of some 40,000 handball courts in the country's YMCAs and JCCs, wherein racquetball could be played.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of RACQUETBALL in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of RACQUETBALL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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