service line

noun

Tennis. the rear boundary of a service court.
a line running parallel to the front wall in certain court games, as handball or squash, that marks a boundary of the service area.

Origin of service line

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby service line

service dog, service elevator, service entrance, service flat, service industry, service line, service mark, service medal, service module, service pipe, service road

Example sentences from the Web for service line

  • It is a good plan, when serving from the right-hand court, to aim for the spot where the centre line bisects the service-line.

    Lawn Tennis for Ladies |Mrs. Lambert Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for service line

service line

noun (in certain racket games)

the line at the back of the court behind which the server must stand when serving
a line indicating the boundary of a permissible service, as on the backwall of a squash court