platform tennis
plat·form ten·nis
P p Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [plat-fawrm ten-is]
- /ˈplæt fɔrm ˈtɛn ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [plat-fawrm ten-is]
- /ˈplæt fɔrm ˈtɛn ɪs/
Definitions of platform tennis words
- noun platform tennis a variation of tennis played on a wooden platform enclosed with chicken wire in which the players hit a rubber ball with wooden paddles following the same basic rules as tennis except that only one serve is permitted and balls can be played off the back and side fences. 1
- abbreviation PLATFORM TENNIS paddle tennis 0
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Origin of platform tennis
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1950-55
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platform tennis popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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