double faultnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdʌb.əl ˈfɒlt/us/ˌdʌb.əl ˈfɑːlt/(in tennis and some other games) two mistakes made one after the other by a player who is beginning a game by hitting the ball
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Tennis & racket sports
- ball boy/girl
- birdie
- break
- break point
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- seeded
- single
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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Examples from literature
- I began the match at Wimbledon by serving a double fault, and lost several games by doing the same thing in the first set.
- To fail to serve the ball over the net and in the proper place is called a "fault." The player has two chances and to fail in both is called "a double fault."