: the termination of a team's right to serve (as in volleyball)

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Nine consecutive side-outs ensued as neither team could grab a stranglehold of the set before Benesh strung together a pair of points to win it. Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024 After trading side-outs, Kusmider opened up a 5-0 lead on several more overhit ground strokes from Sock. Todd Boss, Forbes, 4 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of side-out was in 1915

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“Side-out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-out. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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