service box

Electrical panel housing

In tennis and related racket sports, the service box is one of the rectangular areas on either side of the center line where a legal serve must land: Her serve hit the corner of the service box.

Also called the service court.

In other contexts, a service box may be a utility access panel or electrical junction box.

tennis

serve

Attend to needs

advantage · baseline · volley · net · singles · doubles · rally · forehand · backhand · lob

electrical

panel

Distinct flat section

  • breakerWave that collapses shoreward
  • circuitClosed electrical pathway
  • fuseProtective melting wire

wiring · outlet · junction · conduit · grounding · switchgear · meter · voltage · load · electrician

utility

meter

Device that measures usage

infrastructure · provider · installation · maintenance · technician · water · gas · telecom · sewer · repair

Categories
Opposites
location of electrical equipment

service boxmeter box

Utility measurement housing

utility meter · transformer · outlet · load · main shutoff

tennis court zones

service boxbaseline

Standard for comparison

backcourt · no man's land · tramlines · alley

service model

service boxself-service

Customer performs the task

do-it-yourself · DIY · self-checkout · self-serve · unserviced

Family

box, service, services, servicing, serviced, disservice, serviceable, serviceman, servicemen

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G