badminton

/ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/noun

A game in which players use light rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a high net.

Example sentences

“We played badminton in the backyard every summer evening.”
“Badminton is hugely popular in Indonesia and China.”
“She joined the school badminton team in ninth grade.”

You 'play badminton', with no article. The feathered object players hit is a shuttlecock, often called a 'birdie' in American English.

Related words

cricketAn outdoor team sport in which two sides of eleven players use a bat and ball, widely played in England and Commonwealth nations.handballA team game in which two sides of seven players each throw and bounce a ball, trying to get it into the other team's goal.rugbyA team sport played with an oval ball that players may carry, pass, or kick.volleyballA sport in which two teams of two to six players hit a ball back and forth across a net on a rectangular court.hockeyA group of sports in which players use curved sticks to drive a ball or puck into the other team's goal.baseballA team sport in which players hit a ball with a bat and run around four bases to score.