grass court

noun

: a tennis court with a grass surface

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The tennis star is also a Gucci ambassador and throughout the tournament carried his Gucci duffel bag onto the grass court generating $525,000 in media impact value. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 July 2025 By comparison, Swiatek looked smooth on the grass court, not relinquishing a single game to win her first Wimbledon title, 6-0, 6-0. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025 Adding floodlights on the outside courts would not solve the issue of grass courts becoming slippy once night falls and the temperature drops. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 July 2025 And while players can stretch and slide on clay, grass courts don’t usually offer players the same luxury. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for grass court

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grass court was in 1880

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“Grass court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grass%20court. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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