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game point

–noun
(in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the game.

Origin:
1945–50
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game point  
n.  
  1. A situation in a game, especially tennis, in which one side or player needs only one point to win.

  2. The winning point in a game.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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