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Meaning of double fault | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The missing of both the first serve and second serve, resulting in a point for the receiver.
  2. An exception thrown by the CPU while trying to call the handler of another exception (e.g. the exception handler is invalid or the call stack has overflowed).

Equivalents

Čeština dvojchyba
Deutsch Doppelfehler
Español doble falta
Suomi kaksoisvirhe
Français double faute
Italiano doppio fallo
Nederlands dubbelfout
Svenska dubbelfel

Examples

“While reaching last year's US Open final showed he possesses an all-round game, Anderson's biggest weapon remains his serve - which he lost in the opening game against Djokovic with a double fault on break point.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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