table tennis

noun

: a game resembling tennis that is played on a tabletop with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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Judo; diving; rhythmic, artistic and trampoline gymnastics; fencing; and table tennis are among a dozen that will be clustered in or near downtown Los Angeles, the most transit rich-pocket in Southern California, with multiple rail and bus lines converging. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 That doesn’t include four hours of floating table tennis in a pool on a recent vacation — diving for shots, intentionally making waves and splashing the table for an advantage. Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024 French brothers Alexis and Félix Lebrun have given table tennis a huge boost in the host country. Gadi Schwartz, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024 Follow all of our coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics Lebrun, who’s exploded on the table tennis scene the last two years along with his older brother, Alexis, has said his dream is winning an Olympic title, either this year or in the near future. David Aldridge, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for table tennis 

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of table tennis was in 1891

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“Table tennis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/table%20tennis. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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table tennis

noun
: a game resembling tennis that is played on a table with wooden paddles and a small hollow plastic ball

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