a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net
"After work, Sarah and her coworkers headed to the community center to play an intense round of badminton."
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.
"After work, we headed to the gym for a few rounds of badminton doubles against our colleagues."
A village in Gloucestershire, England.
"During our family road trip through the Cotswolds, we stopped for lunch in Badminton to see the historic house and grounds."