单词 | service wall |
释义 | > as lemmasservice wall c. In racket sports, volleyball, etc.: designating a part of the playing area in relation to which a service (sense 40a) must obey certain rules, or which is associated with service in some other way, as service box, service court, service wall, etc. See also service line n. at Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1775 ‘Connoisseur’ Ann. Gaming iii. 48 This long gallery is divided into different departments or galleries:..the last gallery..is called the Service-side. 1872 J. R. Atkins Bk. Racquets iii. 34 The front, or ‘service’ wall, is generally, in a full-sized court, about forty feet high by thirty-two feet wide. 1875 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 61 When there is a chase being played for on the service side, any hazard-side opening becomes a winning stroke to the player at the service end. 1878 J. Marshall Ann. Tennis 159 Service court, that part of the floor which is contained between the service-line, the pass-line, the grille-wall, and the gallery-wall and battery. 1885 Baily's Monthly Mag. Aug. 313 The service was from a service-box in the middle of the court. 1926 Times 2 Mar. 8/3 Captain Hancock was again and again forcing the attack from the service end by beautiful play in the rallies. 1992 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 14 Oct. 5/2 M. Snyder returned to the service area and produced three points..to give Tussey the lead for good. 2006 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. (Play Mag.) 52 Federer makes full use of the court—including the service-box areas—better than anyone else on the tour. < as lemmas |
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