Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crosscourt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: cross-court
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English cross- Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English crosscourt From cross- + court.

Questions

What does crosscourt mean?: Hit diagonally into the opposite corner of the court
Where does crosscourt come from?: Etymology tree English cross- Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English crosscourt From cross- + court.

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