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double-break

double-break noun: in a set, an advantage equivalent to two breaks of serve.

Noun

double-break (plural double-breaks)

  1. In a set, an advantage equivalent to two breaks of serve.
    • In the seventh game of the deciding set, one backhand came in at a thundering 99mph – this was followed by a lightening forehand return from Nadal's next serve to make it 30-love. A double-break would have left Nadal with no out-clause, but he clung on to pull the score back to 4-3.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian

Forms of double-break

pluraldouble-breaks
alternative formdouble break

Questions about double-break

What does double-break mean?
Double-break means in a set, an advantage equivalent to two breaks of serve.
What part of speech is double-break?
Double-break is a noun.
What is the plural of double-break?
The plural of double-break is double-breaks.

Words near double-break in the dictionary

  1. double-bonded
  2. double-book
  3. double-booked
  4. double-booking
  5. double-books
  6. double-break
  7. double-breaks
  8. double-breasted
  9. double-check
  10. double-checked
  11. double-checking

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