Meaning & use
break point
In tennis, a point that, if won by the receiving player, ends the current game for the server.
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She saved three break points in a row to hold her serve.
He finally converted a break point to take the lead in the second set.
A note on using this word
In computing, "breakpoint" (one word) instead refers to a spot in code where a debugger pauses execution.
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