dedans
Americannoun
plural
dedans-
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
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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It was difficult to see with the naked eye, of course, but my sensors told me that the ball had struck the dedans within 3 or 4 microns.
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
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
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
This may be analyzed as follows: root aouen, water; prefix at, il y a quelque chose là dedans; ataouen, se baigner; from which comes the form ataouensere.
From The Myths of the New World A Treatise on the Symbolism and Mythology of the Red Race of America by Brinton, Daniel Garrison
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