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second serves

second serves is the plural of second serve.

Meaning of second serve

Noun

second serve (plural second serves)

  1. Another attempt at a service, after a faulty first service.
    • Rosol spurned the chance to finish off a shallow second serve by spooning into the net, and a wild forehand took the set to 5-4, with the native of Prerov required to hold his serve for victory.2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian
    Synonyms:
    second service

Questions about second serves

What is second serves the plural of?
Second serves is the plural of second serve.

Words near second serves in the dictionary

  1. Second Republic
  2. second row
  3. second screen
  4. second screens
  5. second serve
  6. second serves
  7. second service
  8. second services
  9. second session
  10. second sessions
  11. second sheet

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