Sports & Fitness vocabulary · Sports & Disciplines

Table tennis

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCore term

In sports & fitness, table tennis means: A racket sport played on a table divided by a low net, using a small light ball.

In Turkish: masa tenisi

How it is used

Common in club, school and leisure-centre descriptions; players often say play table tennis.

Example sentences

  1. We moved the table tennis table away from the wall.

    Extra space gives players room to move behind the table.

  2. Her table tennis serve bounced close to the edge.

    The example focuses on placement on the playing surface.

Common collocations

  • table tennis table
  • table tennis serve

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