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shut·tle·cock
ˈshə-tᵊl-ˌkäk 
: a lightweight conical object with a rounded often rubber-covered nose that is used in badminton
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Christian House, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Using an innovation pioneered by aircraft designer Burt Rutan, Unity's wing and tail fins are designed to pivot upward 60 degrees once out of the atmosphere, giving the spaceplane the aerodynamics of a badminton shuttlecock, ensuring a belly-down re-entry.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 July 2021
But with no racquet or shuttlecock, Pritchard and Bell instead picked up what was on hand — ping pong paddles and a perforated plastic baseball — and the sport was born.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2022
Kids kick a jegi—essentially a weighted badminton shuttlecock with tassels—in the air with one or both feet.
—National Geographic, 23 July 2020
On the grounds, make sure to check out the iconic big shuttlecock sculptures, and consider stopping by the museum’s Rozelle Court Restaurant designed to look like a 15th-century Italian courtyard.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 July 2022
Prince William keeps his eye on the shuttlecock while trying his hand at badminton on a visit to Birmingham last Friday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 13 May 2022
Badminton Players — either alone or in pairs — hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992.
—Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
Noun
In Bilbao, the monstrous shuttlecock with its flaccid feathers sits in its own space like a sad echo of an ancient badminton game between giants.
—Christian House, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Using an innovation pioneered by aircraft designer Burt Rutan, Unity's wing and tail fins are designed to pivot upward 60 degrees once out of the atmosphere, giving the spaceplane the aerodynamics of a badminton shuttlecock, ensuring a belly-down re-entry.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 July 2021
But with no racquet or shuttlecock, Pritchard and Bell instead picked up what was on hand — ping pong paddles and a perforated plastic baseball — and the sport was born.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2022
Kids kick a jegi—essentially a weighted badminton shuttlecock with tassels—in the air with one or both feet.
—National Geographic, 23 July 2020
On the grounds, make sure to check out the iconic big shuttlecock sculptures, and consider stopping by the museum’s Rozelle Court Restaurant designed to look like a 15th-century Italian courtyard.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 27 July 2022
Prince William keeps his eye on the shuttlecock while trying his hand at badminton on a visit to Birmingham last Friday.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 13 May 2022
Badminton Players — either alone or in pairs — hit a shuttlecock across a net in this racquet sport, which officially became part of the Olympics in 1992.
—Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Oct. 2021
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“Shuttlecock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shuttlecock. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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