foot fault

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foot fault

noun foot faults

In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete's foot is in the wrong place at the wrong time. In tennis, a foot fault results when server's foot is placed outside the service area prior to the ball being hit.

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noun type of fault in sports

Français	faute de pied
Deutsch	Fußfehler
Русский	за́ступ zástup

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@misc{foot_fault_2026,
  title = {foot fault},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foot%20fault},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}