DOUBLE FAULT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does double fault mean? 

• DOUBLE FAULT (noun)
  The noun DOUBLE FAULT has 1 sense:

1. (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

  Familiarity information: DOUBLE FAULT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DOUBLE FAULT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("double fault" is a kind of...):

fault ((sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area))

Domain category:

lawn tennis; tennis (a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court)