shuttlecock

noun

shut·tle·cock | \ ˈshə-tᵊl-ˌkäk

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Definition of shuttlecock

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton

shuttlecock

verb

shuttlecocked; shuttlecocking; shuttlecocks

Definition of shuttlecock (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to send or toss to and fro : bandy

Examples of shuttlecock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun So have the regular groups of people juggling shuttlecocks with their feet, and the hardy retirees who regularly work out on the exercise equipment in the park’s northeast corner. — Steven Lee Myers, New York Times, "Beijing in the Time of Coronavirus: No Traffic, Empty Parks and Fear," 10 Mar. 2020 Khmer Times Scales of the giant barb traditionally have been used for making a type of shuttlecock for badminton in Cambodia. — National Geographic, "Giant barb," 25 Feb. 2020 Experienced competitors use natural shuttlecocks, the best of which are manufactured with feathers from the left-wing of a goose for top aerodynamics. — Douglas C. Towne, azcentral, "Swatting shuttlecocks a longstanding tradition in downtown Phoenix," 2 Jan. 2020 Skilled badminton players can smash the shuttlecock at speeds of more than 200 m.p.h. and have extended rallies that move at a one-shot-per-second pace. — Douglas C. Towne, azcentral, "Swatting shuttlecocks a longstanding tradition in downtown Phoenix," 2 Jan. 2020 Backyard badminton is usually played with nylon shuttlecocks. — Douglas C. Towne, azcentral, "Swatting shuttlecocks a longstanding tradition in downtown Phoenix," 2 Jan. 2020 At one point, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern engage in a game of rapid-fire queries, hitting them back and forth like shuttlecocks. — BostonGlobe.com, "In a spirited ‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern’ at the Huntington, doom without the gloom - The Boston Globe," 27 Sep. 2019 Just as a shuttlecock has a diameter of zero at its bottommost point and gradually widens on the way up, the universe, according to the no-boundary proposal, smoothly expanded from a point of zero size. — Wired, "Cosmologists Clash Over the Beginning of the Universe," 16 June 2019 On descent, the SpaceShipTwo enables its feather configuration, which is a method so the craft’s shape transforms into something similar to a badminton shuttlecock with wings rotating up. — Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, "Virgin Galactic gives inside look to new spaceport," 16 Aug. 2019

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“Shuttlecock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttlecock. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.

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shuttlecock

noun

English Language Learners Definition of shuttlecock

: a light object shaped like a cone that is hit over the net in the game of badminton

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shuttlecock

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shut·tle·cock | \ ˈshə-tᵊl-ˌkäk

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Kids Definition of shuttlecock

: a light cone-shaped object that is used in badminton

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