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shuttlecock::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bird, birdie, shuttle |
| Type of | badminton equipment |
shuttlecock::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bandy |
Examples of shuttlecock
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All these centuries as a political shuttlecock have given Alsace a hybrid culture.
From the sfgate.com
Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Yet it has been pinged around the major industry players like a shuttlecock.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Girls who fail to hit the shuttlecock get marked on the face with India ink.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A simple shuttlecock will suffice, and don't bother with rackets or a net.
From the nytimes.com
Women wearing shuttlecock burqas, the most concealing of all Islamic veils.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As for the shuttlecock brand, go for the Aerosensa 50, not the Mavis 10.
From the telegraph.co.uk
So ideal re-entry vehicle is in fact a huge, wide and short shuttlecock.
From the newscientist.com
On Tuesday they thought smashing the shuttlecock into the net was the best way to do that.
From the businessweek.com
- Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- Send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
- A shuttlecock, sometimes called a birdie, is a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton. It has an open conical shape: the cone is formed from sixteen overlapping feathers, usually goose or duck, embedded into a rounded cork base. The cork is covered with thin leather.
- A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton as a ball is used in other racquet games; to move or be moved rapidly back-and-forth
- Official name for the object that the players must hit. Composed of 16 goose feathers attached to a cork base covered with leather. Synthetic shuttles are also used by some.
- The shuttlecock, also known as the shuttle or bird, is a hemisphere of cork, 1 to 1 1/8 inches in diameter, surmounted by a short cylindrical crown in which are embedded 14 to 16 "feathers", 2 1/4 to 2 3/4 inches long, with a toop spread of from 2 1/8 to 2 1/2 inches. ...
- A rounded, feathered piece of cork used as the "bird" in badminton.
