Definition of shuttlecock
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
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Inside was a storage space with a bunch of cardboard boxes holding the shuttlecocks.
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This kit includes steel poles, a net, and racquets for four, so get ready to channel your sporty side and strike the shuttlecock back and forth.
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The day includes story times, origami art activities, puppets, a sculpture hunt and badminton demonstrations and games — presumably with normal-sized shuttlecocks.
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Beneath the dark canopy, vines corkscrew around bulbous trunks and palms burst up like giant shuttlecocks from the dense foliage underfoot.
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SHUTTLECOCK Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shuttlecock for English Language Learners
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: a light object shaped like a cone that is hit over the net in the game of badminton
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Definition of shuttlecock for Students
: a light cone-shaped object that is used in badminton
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