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cross-court
adjective, adverb
(alsocrosscourt)uk /ˈkrɒs.kɔːt/ us /ˈkrɑːs.kɔːrt/
in tennis, badminton, and volleyball, used to describe a ball hit diagonally(= from one corner to the opposite corner) across the court:
He runs round his backhand and plays a cross-court forehand.
She broke the German's serve in the third game, with a crosscourt forehand.
He thumped a backhand cross-court.
She hit crosscourt to the back corner.
in basketball and netball, used to describe a ball thrown from one side of the court to the other side:
He can steal or tip crosscourt passes.
I slam a backhand cross-court, leaving my opponent stretching in vain.
He calmly knocked down a three-pointer off a crosscourt pass.
She read a cross-court ball beautifully.
The crosscourt hit was just out of the libero's reach.
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