shuttlecock in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

shuttlecock in the PONS Dictionary

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The latter had been painted over until they were revealed in 1859, when the family were playing with a shuttlecock and damaged the overlying plaster.
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Once the teammates successfully volleyed the shuttlecock a combined 10 times (volleys between the local players were not counted), they received their next clue.
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In a regular peteca tournament, the shuttlecock has a flat base and a standard weight of 42 grams.
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If at any time the shuttlecock fell to the ground, teams would have to start over.
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Due to the way that its feathers overlap, a shuttlecock also has a slight natural spin about its axis of rotational symmetry.
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In flight, the dart is stabilized by a tailpiece, a tuft of fibrous material, making it behave somewhat like a badminton shuttlecock.
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At the start of a match, the shuttlecock is cast and the side towards which the shuttlecock is pointing serves first.
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Slicing the shuttlecock so that it spins, however, does have applications, and some are particular to badminton.
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The flowerheads are solitary and resemble a shuttlecock when open.
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This is why it is best to drop the shuttlecock just over the net in this situation.
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