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• Ace


  A serve that the opponent fails to hit
• Backcourt


  Back third of the court
• Backhand


  A stroke made on the side of the body opposite the racket side
• Baseline


  Back line of the court
• Birdie


  Shuttle cock (mostly used in North America)
• Carry


  An illegal stroke in which the shuttle is held on the racket before being caught and released; also called lifting or throwing
• Center line


  A line that separates the left and right service courts
• Clear


  A shot hit deep into the opponent's court
• Doubles


  A game between teams of two players
• Drop shot


  A shot that just clears the net and drops sharply
• Drive


  A fast, hard shot
• Fault


  A foul shot; such as one that hits the net or lands outside the court
• Forecourt


  The front third of the court
• Home position


  Central position on the court, halfway between the baseline and net, and the two side lines
• Kill/kill shot - Fast downward shot that cannot be returned
• Let- a minor violation of the rules requiring a rally to be replaced
• Lob- a shot that is hit in a high arc, passes over the opponents head
• Net- divides the court
• Net shot- a shot hit from the forecourt that clears the net and then drops sharply
• Passing shot- a shot that passes the opponents push shot- a soft shot played by pushing the shuttlecock with a little wrist motion
• Racket(also racquet)- the instrument used by players to hit ghe shuttlecock
• Rally- a series of shots hit back and forth across the net
• Rearcourt- rear third of the court
• Serve- a shot which begins play
• Service court- the area in which the serve must be hit
• Short serve- a serve that barely clears the net and lands just inside the receivers service court
• Smash- a powerful overhead shot
• Woodshot-a legal shot in which the shuttlecock hits the frame of the racket