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platform tennis

plat·form ten·nis
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plat-fawrm ten-is]
    • /ˈplæt fɔrm ˈtɛn ɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [plat-fawrm ten-is]
    • /ˈplæt fɔrm ˈtɛn ɪs/

Definitions of platform tennis words

  • noun platform tennis a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences. 1
  • abbreviation PLATFORM TENNIS paddle tennis 0

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Origin of platform tennis

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55

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Parts of speech for Platform tennis

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platform tennis popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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