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
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 25 Dec. 2025
Navarro also had access to weekend visits that lasted hours, five hundred minutes of phone time a month, and a recreational area set up for basketball, racquetball, pickleball, softball, and bocce.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Gone were the swimming pool, handball and racquetball courts, as well as an adjoining basketball court and indoor track.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Not long ago, after a day of work, a colleague and I met for a friendly game of racquetball at our university gym.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Racquetball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racquetball. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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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
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