1. Instrument dont on se sert pour jouer au tennis, au ping-pong, au badminton, au squash.
2. (au pluriel en général) : dispositif semblable ŕ de grosses raquettes que l'on met sous les chaussures afin de marcher dans la neige sans s'y enfoncer.
A sports implement consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings; used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games; SYN. racquet.
A slight frame of wood three feet long, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons for walking on soft snow. snow shoe