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cross-court

cross-court is the alternative form of crosscourt.

Meaning of crosscourt

Adjective

crosscourt (not comparable)

  1. (net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court
    • What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun

Questions about cross-court

What is cross-court the alternative form of?
Cross-court is the alternative form of crosscourt.

Words near cross-court in the dictionary

  1. cross-country skiing
  2. cross-country skis
  3. cross-countrys
  4. cross-course
  5. cross-courses
  6. cross-court
  7. cross-cousin
  8. cross-cousin marriage
  9. cross-cousin marriages
  10. cross-cousins
  11. cross-crawl

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