: the termination of a team's right to serve (as in volleyball)

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But for those who didn’t know about Quinn’s coaching resume, Spoelstra made sure to let everybody know that Quinn was behind the game-winning side-out-of-bounds play that led to the Heat’s overtime win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday at Kaseya Center. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025 Thirty of Wayland’s 48 total points were met with a Needham side-out. Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 22 May 2025 The move from rally scoring to conventional side-out scoring debate raged on during the event. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The Pistons put Duren, their strongman center, side-out in the back court to inbound with 0.5 seconds remaining — a Hail Mary attempt to find Cunningham for a game-winning three. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 Poole launched the game-winner from 35 feet deep on a side-out play. Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025 Nine consecutive side-outs ensued as neither team could grab a stranglehold of the set before Benesh strung together a pair of points to win it. Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024 After trading side-outs, Kusmider opened up a 5-0 lead on several more overhit ground strokes from Sock. Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side-out was in 1915

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“Side-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-out. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.

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