'Tennis court' definitions:
Definition of 'tennis court'
(from WordNet)
noun
The court on which tennis is played
Definition of 'Tennis court'
From: GCIDE
- Tennis \Ten"nis\, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to hold (see Tenable).] A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Court tennis, the old game of tennis as played within walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished from lawn tennis.
- Lawn tennis. See under Lawn, n.
- Tennis court, a place or court for playing the game of tennis. --Shak. [1913 Webster]