"break point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: break points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} break point (plural break points)
  1. (tennis) A situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game (but not the set or match). Categories (topical): Tennis Related terms: break back point, breakpoint, double break point, game, match point, set point, fare break point Translations (situation in which if the receiver wins the next point, (s)he will win the game): punt de trencament [masculine] (Catalan), pilota de trencament [feminine] (Catalan), breakbold [common-gender] (Danish), balle de break [feminine] (French), Breakball [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-break_point-en-noun--lZJI-W3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis

Inflected forms

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