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crosscourt en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English cross- Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English crosscourt From cross- + court.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, qualifier:net sports) Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court
    • What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak. 2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun: