dedans

[ duh-dahn ]
/ dəˈdɑ̃ /

noun, plural de·dans [duh-dahn] /dəˈdɑ̃/. (used with a singular verb) Court Tennis.

a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court. Compare grille(def 5), winning gallery.
the body of spectators behind this opening at a court-tennis match.

Origin of dedans

1700–10; < French: (the) inside, Middle French (adv. and preposition), Old French dedenz, equivalent to de of (< Latin dē) + denz in (< Late Latin deintus, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + intus inside (adv.))

Words nearby dedans

decussation of superior cerebellar peduncles, decyl, decylic acid, ded, dedal, dedans, dede agach, dedekind, dedekind cut, dedendum, dedham

British Dictionary definitions for dedans

dedans
/ French (dədɑ̃) /

noun

real tennis the open gallery at the server's end of the court

Word Origin for dedans

literally: interior