badminton

noun

bad·​min·​ton ˈbad-ˌmi-tᵊn 

-ˌmin-tᵊn

: a court game played with light long-handled rackets and a shuttlecock volleyed over a net

Examples of badminton in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The men did not have proper equipment for a badminton match but improvised. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025

According to Math and Science Academy executive director Kate Hinton, Strand was the charter school’s badminton coach last season. —Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 29 Aug. 2025

Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025

Pickleball, a tennis-badminton combination sport, lured many adults back into recreational sports in recent years. —Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably from Badminton House, seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in Wiltshire, England (though a historical link between the game and this place has not been demonstrated)

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

badminton

noun

bad·​min·​ton ˈbad-ˌmit-ᵊn 

: a game in which a shuttlecock is hit back and forth over a net by players using light rackets