shuttlecock
Sign in to saveAlso known as bird, birdie, badminton ball, shuttlecocks
thumb|right|Feather shuttlecocks thumb|right|Plastic shuttlecock
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Vinony's link graph records 86 inbound references to shuttlecock, and connects out to Napoleon, chicken and badminton.
It is catalogued under the topic Badminton equipment.
Vinony links it to 34 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Sport
- badminton
- Diameter
- 63
- Mass
- 5.125
- Image
- Volant badminton.jpg
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- Shuttlecocks
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Specifications
- Construction and materials
- Feather or synthetic shuttlecocks
- Shuttlecock sports
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Feather shuttlecocks thumb|right|Plastic shuttlecock
A shuttlecock (also called a birdie or shuttle, or ball) is a high-drag projectile used in multiple sports, most notably badminton. It has an open conical shape formed by feathers or a synthetic material, such as plastic, embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. The shuttlecock's shape makes it extremely aerodynamically stable. Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain in the cork-first orientation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “shuttlecock” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.