Meanings
nounfoot fault (plural foot faults)
plural foot faults
- hobbiesIn certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time.
In pickleball, a foot fault occurs when a player volleys a ball while in the kitchen, or non-volley zone.
1 more example
In tennis, a foot fault results when server's foot is placed outside the service area prior to the ball being hit.
Translations
Catalan falta de peu
- falta de peutype of fault in sports
Dutch voetfout
- voetfouttype of fault in sports
Finnish jalkavirhe, yliastuminen
- jalkavirhetype of fault in sports
- yliastuminentype of fault in sports
French faute de pied
- faute de piedtype of fault in sports
German Fußfehler
- Fußfehlertype of fault in sports
Polish błąd przekroczenia linii
- błąd przekroczenia liniitype of fault in sports
Russian за́ступ
- за́ступ (zástup)type of fault in sports
Swedish fotfel
- fotfeltype of fault in sports
Cite this entry
APA
foot fault. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20fault
MLA
“foot fault.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20fault. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foot fault,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20fault.
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