double fault
noun
1.
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
Origin
1905-10
Examples from the web for
double fault
She gets broken for the second time on a
double fault
, her seventh of the match.
British Dictionary definitions for
double fault
double fault
noun
1.
the serving of two faults in succession, thereby losing a point
verb
2.
(
intransitive
) to serve a double fault