service line
Americannoun
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Tennis. the rear boundary of a service court.
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a line running parallel to the front wall in certain court games, as handball or squash, that marks a boundary of the service area.
noun
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the line at the back of the court behind which the server must stand when serving
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a line indicating the boundary of a permissible service, as on the backwall of a squash court
Etymology
Origin of service line
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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