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foot fault

foot fault noun: in certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Noun

foot fault (plural foot faults)

  1. In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
    • In tennis, a foot fault results when server's foot is placed outside the service area prior to the ball being hit.
    • In pickleball, a foot fault occurs when a player volleys a ball while in the kitchen, or non-volley zone.

Forms of foot fault

pluralfoot faults

Questions about foot fault

What does foot fault mean?
Foot fault means in certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What part of speech is foot fault?
Foot fault is a noun.
What is the plural of foot fault?
The plural of foot fault is foot faults.

Words near foot fault in the dictionary

  1. foot candle
  2. foot candles
  3. foot chase
  4. foot chases
  5. foot drop
  6. foot fault
  7. foot faults
  8. foot feed
  9. foot feeds
  10. foot fetish
  11. foot fetishism

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