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Definition of Tennis court

Tennis court
Tennis Ten"nis, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see Tenable).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. --Shak. His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London. --Macaulay. Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis. Lawn tennis. See under Lawn, n. Tennis court, a place or court for playing the game of tennis. --Shak.

Meaning of Tennis court from wikipedia

- A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is pla****. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the centre. The same...
- The Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume) was taken on 20 June 1789 by the members of the French Third Estate in a tennis court on the initiative...
- game of tennis (also called "lawn tennis") is derived. It is also known as court tennis in the United States, royal tennis in England and Australia, and courte-paume...
- A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is pla****. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick...
- The Battle of the Tennis Court was part of the wider Battle of Kohima that was fought in North East India from 4 April to 22 June 1944 during the Burma...
- "Tennis Court" is a song recorded by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. She co-wrote the song with Joel Little, with production handled by the latter...
- padel tennis, is a racket sport of Mexican origin, typically pla**** in doubles on an enclosed court slightly smaller than a doubles tennis court. Although...
- player uses a tennis racket strung with a cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object...
- over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller, has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is pla**** with a solid perforated paddle...
- The tennis court at the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States in Washington, D.C., is located on the South Lawn. Lines...