shuttlecock game
nounUK /ˈʃʌtəlkɒk ɡeɪm/
US /ˈʃʌtəlkɑːk ɡeɪm/
A game where you hit a small feathered object back and forth over a net.
The children played a shuttlecock game in the park after school.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A casual backyard version of badminton played without strict rules.
We set up a shuttlecock game at the family picnic.
3. The traditional children's pastime of keeping a shuttlecock in the air with small paddles.
Grandma taught us a shuttlecock game she played as a girl.
4. Any sport in which players strike a shuttlecock across a net using rackets.
Competitive shuttlecock games are popular in several Asian countries.