break point
Server's precarious moment
Break point has several distinct meanings across different domains.
In tennis, it's a point that, if won by the receiver, will break the opponent's serve: She saved three break points in the final set.
In computing and programming, a break point is a designated stopping place in code where execution pauses for debugging.
More broadly, break point describes any critical threshold where something might fail, change, or give way under pressure: The negotiations had reached a break point.
- serveAttend to needs
- double faultTwo consecutive service errors
- faultImperfection or blame
- rallyGathering for a cause
- climaxPoint of greatest intensity
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- tennisace, serve, forehand, backhand, volley
- breakbreakaway, breakdown, breakout, breakthrough, breakup
- garment partscollar, cuff, bodice, sleeve, lapel
- puttingputt, putter, putting green, cup, hole
- sports edgesadvantage, home field, home court, home ice, power play
- Tensile Testingtensile strength, elongation, specimen, ultimate strength, ductility