second service

American  

noun

Church of England.

1. the communion service: so called because it follows Morning Prayer.

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Etymology

Origin of second service

First recorded in 1645–55

Example Sentences

A second service will take up to 12 foot passengers across the Corran Narrows on a covered fast-rib vessel using the same route as the ferry.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023

But she was also broken in her second service game after some unforced errors, recovering to win her next two service games to love.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

The second service most useful to locating users is called Google Location Accuracy.

From Slate • May 16, 2022

As in the first two rounds, Kyrgios came out in a hurry: his second service game was a 46-second blur.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2020

So many now wanted to join us that we held a second service after evening roll call.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom