racquetball

noun

rac·​quet·​ball ˈra-kət-ˌbȯl 

: a game similar to handball that is played on a 4-walled court with a short-handled racket and a larger ball

also : the ball used in this game

Examples of racquetball in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two of the racquetball facility's biggest supporters were voted off the commission. —Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025

Students also have access to racquetball courts, large gym facilities and fields at the nearby CERA Center. —Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025

Boxing, racquetball, HIIT, rowing, and jumping rope may also burn more calories than running at moderate or high intensities. —Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2025

The wife in a deadly love triangle with a racquetball coach and her hair-mogul husband gets life sentence. —Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for racquetball

• aerosol
• alcohol
• arbitral
• basketball
• butanol
• cannonball
• carbinol
• catarrhal
• cortisol
• ethanol
• fireball
• gasohol

Kids Definition

racquetball

noun

rac·​quet·​ball ˈrak-ət-ˌbȯl 

: a game for two or four played on a four-walled court with short-handled rackets and a rubber ball

also : the ball used in this game