foot fault

See also: footfault

English

Noun

foot fault (plural foot faults)

1. (sports) 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.

Translations

type of fault in sports

• Catalan: falta de peu (ca) f
• Dutch: voetfout m or f
• Finnish: jalkavirhe (in tennis and similar games); yliastuminen (in jumps and throws)
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• German: Fußfehler m
• Swedish: fotfel n