"game point" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: game points [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} game point (plural game points)
  1. (tennis) A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set). Categories (topical): Tennis Related terms: break point, match point, set point
    Sense id: en-game_point-en-noun-ufJBJIE~ Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, tennis
  2. (racket sports) A juncture within a game when a player, or team, only needs to win the next rally to win the game. Translations (Translations): punt de joc [masculine] (Catalan), Spielball [masculine] (German), punct de ghem (Romanian), minge de ghem (Romanian), punct de game (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-game_point-en-noun-jfExscxm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 32 68

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