squash
One or more courts for squash, with a floor and walls conducive to bouncing.
A squash facility is a place with any number of squash courts, where two or four persons play a game by hitting a rubber ball against a wall with racquets. A typical squash court has a wooden floor and often a glass back wall. International singles courts are 9.75 meters x 6.4 meters; traditional American hardball singles courts are narrower.
The facility contains one or more courts with surfaces used for rebounding the ball. Singles and doubles play are included, with court dimensions depending on the format.
Wooden floors and glass back walls are common arrangements. The enclosed playing surfaces distinguish squash from games played across an open net.
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