deck tennis
noun
a game played on a small court, usually on the deck of a ship, in which a ring, generally of rubber or Manila rope, is alternately thrown and caught, using only one hand, by two opponents standing on opposite sides of a net.
Origin of deck tennis
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby deck tennis
deck out,
deck over,
deck passage,
deck plate,
deck shoe,
deck tennis,
deck watch,
deck-access,
deckchair,
decked,
deckel
British Dictionary definitions for deck tennis
deck tennis
noun
a game played on board ship in which a quoit is tossed to and fro across a high net on a small court resembling a tennis court