squash rackets — ➡ squash * * * ▪ 1995 The dominance of Jansher Khan of Pakistan and Michelle Martin of Australia continued throughout 1994. Both retained their British Open titles in April and their world championships later in the year. Khan was… … Universalium
squash (rackets) — Singles or doubles game played in a four walled court with a long handled racket and a rubber ball. A descendant of rackets, it probably originated in the mid 19th century at England s Harrow School. The standard international game uses a… … Universalium
squash rackets — noun a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long handled rackets • Syn: ↑squash, ↑squash racquets • Members of this Topic: ↑cut, ↑undercut, ↑drive, ↑forehand, ↑fore … Useful english dictionary
squash rackets — noun (U) squash2 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Massachusetts Seniors Squash Rackets Association — The Massachusetts Seniors Squash Rackets Association was founded in 1987 as an squash league. The MSSRA is a league for male squash players over the age of fifty five. It is generally regarded as the top level of squash competition for senior… … Wikipedia
Rackets (sport) — Rackets (British English) or Racquets (American English) is an indoor racquet sport played in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. The sport is infrequently called hard rackets, possibly to distinguish it from the related sport of… … Wikipedia
Squash — 〈[ skwɔ̣ʃ] n.; od. s; unz.; Sp.〉 Rückschlagspiel zwischen zwei Spielern auf einer ,40 x 9,75 m großen, von vier Wänden begrenzten Fläche [engl., „pressen“ <vulgärlat. exquassare; <lat. ex „aus, heraus“ + quassare „schleudern“] * * * Squash… … Universal-Lexikon
squash — [ skwaʃ ] n. m. • 1930; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Sport dans lequel deux joueurs côte à côte se renvoient, à l aide de raquettes, une balle de caoutchouc qui rebondit sur les murs d un court fermé. Jouer au squash. Faire du squash. ● squash, squashs… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Squash — Squash, n. 1. Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of pease. [1913 Webster] Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a boy; as a squash is before t is a peascod. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, something unripe or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squash — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport gioco simile al tennis, praticato in un campo chiuso da pareti ai quattro lati, in cui due giocatori o due coppie di giocatori devono colpire a turno la palla con una speciale racchetta, facendola… … Dizionario italiano
