dedans
Americannoun
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a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
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the body of spectators behind this opening at a court-tennis match.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of dedans
1700–10; < French: (the) inside, Middle French (adv. and preposition), Old French dedenz, equivalent to de of (< Latin dē ) + denz in (< Late Latin deintus, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + intus inside (adv.))
Example Sentences
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Hitting the dedans is as rare as shooting a hole-in-one in golf, and worth considerably more money to the victor.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018
Instead, perhaps the Association should have questioned the probability of him hitting the dedans at that very moment, which was quite unlikely and might have raised concerns that someone had manipulated its movement intentionally.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018
The ball rocketed through the air toward Basto’s side of the court, right into the glowing dedans!
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018
Soutar, running around, breathing hard, scored his points to the dedans and grille, made his best fight in the seventh game, then lost three games in succession, the match, and the title.
From Time Magazine Archive
Courts are 110 ft. long, 38 ft. wide, with a net-covered recess behind the server's court called a dedans, in which the spectators sit.
From Time Magazine Archive
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