table tennis

noun

: a game in which players stand at opposite ends of a table and use wooden paddles to hit a small plastic ball to each other across a net

Full Definition of TABLE TENNIS

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

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TABLE TENNIS Defined for Kids

noun

: a game played on a table by two or four players who use paddles to hit a small hollow plastic ball back and forth over a net

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