service line

noun

: a line marked on a court in various games (such as handball or tennis) parallel to the front wall or to the net to mark a boundary of the service area or service court

Examples of service line in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In Chicago, about 400,000 homes still get their tap water through lead service lines — pipes that connect individual homes to the main water line. Pien Huang, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024 In Houston, Icelandair’s customer service line told us that the tickets were never issued and that the reservation itself had been canceled by the issuing travel agency the day before travel. Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024 In 2021, the Biden administration set a goal of replacing all of the nation’s lead service lines within 10 years. Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024 Use of lead pipes was banned in the 1980s but, according to the EPA, more than 9 million lead service lines remain in use across the country. Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024 Owners may contact the Tesla customer service line at 1-877-798-3752. USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Two emails to the company's main customer service line also went unanswered. Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 When in doubt, call a company’s customer service line. Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Most large enterprises still have customer service lines. John F. Wasik, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of service line was in 1875

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“Service line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20line. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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