badminton /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ noun2 •A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English. •A cooling summer drink made with claret, sugar, and soda water. formsbadmintons