clay court

noun

: a tennis court with a clay surface or a synthetic surface that resembles clay

Examples of clay court in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For those interested in tennis or pickleball, there are three hard courts, two clay courts, and four pickleball courts. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026

The clay court specialist’s win came amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which Nadal touched on after the match. — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

Paris lay beneath a heat dome, and the red-clay courts were baking in direct sunlight. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

After Wimbledon ends, tennis takes a couple of weeks to return to clay courts in Europe before getting into hard-court season in earnest. — James Hansen, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for clay court

• abort
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• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
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