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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While many modern bathhouses feature areas for table tennis, the way M. merges the sport with the spa in her paintings is more personal. Tierney Finster, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025 In addition to golf, mixed events will be included in athletics (4x100m mixed relay), archery, gymnastics, rowing, coastal beach sprint and table tennis. Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 Additionally, archery, athletics (4x100m mixed relay), golf, gymnastics, rowing coastal beach sprint and table tennis will all see the inclusion of a new mixed team event. Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Currently displaying rows 1 to 5. Boccia Para judo Para table tennis Para taekwondo Wheelchair fencing The venue plan approved by the International Paralympic Committee places the majority of the Paralympic events in L.A., with additional sites in Long Beach, Carson and Arcadia. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 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 27 Jun. 2025.

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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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