game point
noun
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the game.
Origin of game point
1First recorded in 1945–50
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How to use game point in a sentence
He fends off the match points and gets to game point but is stymied by a big del Potro forehand.
British Dictionary definitions for game point
game point
noun
tennis squash badminton a stage at which winning one further point would enable one player or side to win a game
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