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foot fault


foot fault

noun

Definition of FOOT FAULT

: an infraction of the service rules (as in tennis, racquetball, or volleyball) that results from illegal placement of the server's feet
— foot·fault \ˈfu̇t-ˌfȯlt\ intransitive verb
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First Known Use of FOOT FAULT

1886

Rhymes with FOOT FAULT

asphalt, assault, basalt, Chennault, cobalt, cross vault, default, desalt, exalt, fan vault, gestalt, no-fault, pole vault, rock salt, Schwarzwald, stringhalt

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