real tennis

real tennis
an indoor racket sport from which the modern game of tennis (lawn tennis) is descended
Syn: tennis, courte paume, court paume, royal tennis, court tennis, sport of kings

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  • Real tennis — – one of several games sometimes called the sport of kings – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis (usually simply called tennis), is descended. It is also known as court tennis in the United States,[1]… …   Wikipedia

  • real tennis — ► NOUN ▪ the original form of tennis, played with a solid ball on an enclosed court …   English terms dictionary

  • real tennis — n [U] a very old form of tennis, played by two or four people in a large indoor court with rackets, a hard ball and a net. It was originally played by British kings and noblemen (‘real’ is an old form of the word royal), and lawn tennis developed …   Universalium

  • real tennis — noun an ancient form of tennis played in a four walled court • Syn: ↑royal tennis, ↑court tennis • Hypernyms: ↑tennis, ↑lawn tennis * * * ˈreal tennis 7 [real tennis] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Real Tennis — Dieser Artikel behandelt den Vorläufer des Tennis. Für das Museum in Paris, siehe Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume. Jeu de paume im 17. Jahrhundert Jeu de Paume (französisch für „Spiel mit der Handinnenfläche“) war ein Vorläufer des Tennis. Es… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • real tennis — /ril ˈtɛnɪs/ (say reel tenis) noun → royal tennis. {real1 + tennis, to distinguish it from lawn tennis which was introduced in the 1870s; then real reinterpreted as Middle English real royal, from Old French} …  

  • real tennis — noun the original form of tennis, played with a solid ball on an enclosed court …   English new terms dictionary

  • List of real tennis organizations — Real tennis organizations: a list of associations and clubs for the sport of real tennis.General* International Real Tennis Professionals Association * Ladies Real Tennis Association * [http://www.curtc.net/googlemap.php Map of real tennis courts …   Wikipedia

  • Irish Real Tennis Association — The Irish Real Tennis Association (Cumann Leadóige na h Éireann) encourages the preservation and development of the game and facilities of real tennis in the Republic of Ireland. Contents 1 Background 2 Saving the Dublin court 3 Future goals …   Wikipedia

  • Nederlandse Real Tennis Bond — The Dutch Real Tennis Association (Nederlandse Real Tennis Bond) was founded in 1986 to return the sport of real tennis to the Netherlands. The association s goals include building a real tennis court and functioning as the national governing… …   Wikipedia

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