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.

Words nearby game point

game master, game of chance, game of skill, game park, game plan, game point, game room, game show, game that two can play, that's a, game theory, game warden

Origin of game point

First recorded in 1945–50

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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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