service line
noun
: a line marked on a court in various games (such as handball or tennis) parallel to the front wall or to the net to mark a boundary of the service area or service court
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The tournament has the rights to the pre- and post-match action, so when the warm-up ends and a player takes to the service line to start the match, the footage dissolves into the cartoon world.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The grant program helps investigate sanitary sewer service lines and will provide cost assistance to make the necessary improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration on private property.
—Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carpentersville worked with Engineering Enterprises Inc. on the project, which removed 400 lead service lines in the village in just over three years, according to a social media post by the engineering firm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The New York State Department of Health says the state has provided more than $22 million to the city to help replace lead service lines.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The grant program helps investigate sanitary sewer service lines and will provide cost assistance to make the necessary improvements to reduce inflow and infiltration on private property.
—Helena Gunderson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carpentersville worked with Engineering Enterprises Inc. on the project, which removed 400 lead service lines in the village in just over three years, according to a social media post by the engineering firm.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
The New York State Department of Health says the state has provided more than $22 million to the city to help replace lead service lines.
—Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Service line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20line. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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