baselinenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈbeɪs.laɪn/us/ˈbeɪs.laɪn/a line on a sports field, such as the one in tennis, that marks the end of the playing area, or the one in baseball that marks the path along which players run:
She delivered a final serve from the baseline to win the match.
an imaginary line used as a starting point for making comparisons:
a baseline assessment
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Tennis & racket sports
- ball boy/girl
- birdie
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- single
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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