Definition of Tennis court

1. Noun. The court on which tennis is played.

Generic synonyms: Court

Definition of Tennis court

1. Noun. a firm, rectangular surface, marked with lines and having a net across the middle, where the game of tennis is played ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tennis Court

tenish
tennantite
tennaunt
tenne
tenner
tenners
tennes
tennesi
tennies
tennis
tennis ball
tennis camp
tennis club
tennis coach
tennis court
tennis courts
tennis dress
tennis elbow
tennis leg
tennis lesson
tennis match
tennis player
tennis players
tennis pro
tennis racket
tennis rackets
tennis racquet
tennis racquets
tennis shoe

Literary usage of Tennis court

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1907)
"Bailly took no heed, but went with the deputies to their accustomed hall ; and, finding the doors shut, adjourned with them to a neighbouring tennis-court. ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes (1907)
"Bailly took no heed, but went with the deputies to their accustomed hall ; and, finding the doors shut, adjourned with them to a neighbouring tennis-court. ..."

3. Medieval and Modern Times by James Harvey Robinson (1918)
"... betaken themselves to a neighboring building called the " tennis court." Here, on June 20, they took the famous " Tennis-Court " oath, ,11 • 1 •• -r,1 ..."

4. The Constitutions and Other Select Documents Illustrative of the History of by Frank Maloy Anderson (1904)
"THE tennis court OATH not prevent those present from exercising the full extent of their rights, ... Ths tennis court Oath. June, 1780. Duvergier, Lois, I,. ..."

5. Annals of the French Stage from Its Origin to the Death of Racine by Frederick William Hawkins (1884)
"... d'Argent to a tennis-court in the Vieille Rue du Temple. The company there had undergone many changes since its formation. ..."

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