crosscourt

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adjective

Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court

OriginEnglish court ← Middle English court ← Old French cort →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivecrosscourt (not comparable)
  1. not comparablenet sportshobbiesHit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court

    What became a pivotal seven minutes, Stosur pulled back an early deficit to draw level at 6-6 before Dementieva nailed a running crosscourt forehand and then buried a forehand volley after a rare visit to the net to seal the critical tiebreak.

    2009 January 25, Bruce Matthews, “Brave Sam Stosur wilts under Elena Dementieva”, in Herald Sun

Origin

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Latincōrs
  3. Old Frenchcort
  4. Middle Englishcourt
  5. Englishcourt
  6. Englishcrosscourt

From cross- + court.

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APA

crosscourt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscourt

MLA

“crosscourt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscourt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crosscourt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosscourt.

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