service line

service line

n. Sports A line, as on a tennis or handball court, marking the area into which or from which serves must be directed.

service line

(in certain racket games) n1. (General Sporting Terms) the line at the back of the court behind which the server must stand when serving2. (General Sporting Terms) a line indicating the boundary of a permissible service, as on the backwall of a squash court

serv′ice line`

n. the boundary of a service court. [1870–75]

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Noun

1.

service line - the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this linebaselineline - in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area

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