game point

noun

A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set).

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Meanings

noungame point (plural game points)

plural game points

  1. hobbiesA situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set).
  2. racket sportsA juncture within a game when a player, or team, only needs to win the next rally to win the game.

Translations

Catalan punt de joc
  • punt de jocTranslations
Chinese Mandarin 局點 /局点
  • 局點 /局点 (júdiǎn)Translations
German Spielball
  • SpielballTranslations
Romanian punct de ghem, minge de ghem
  • punct de ghemTranslations
  • minge de ghemTranslations
  • punct de gameTranslations
Swedish gameboll
  • gamebollTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

game point. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20point

MLA

“game point.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20point. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “game point,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/game%20point.

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