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backcourt

[ bak-kawrt, -kohrt ]

noun

  1. Basketball. the half of a court in which the basket being defended is located.
  2. Tennis. the part of a tennis court between the base line and the line, parallel to the net, that marks the in-bounds limit of a service. Compare forecourt ( def 2 ).


backcourt

/ ˈbækˌkɔːt /

noun

  1. tennis the part of the court between the service line and the baseline
  2. (in various court games) the area nearest the back boundary line
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of backcourt1

First recorded in 1765–75; back 1 + court
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Example Sentences

Those sweeping, abrupt changes left Harden, 31, to adjust to first-time head coach Stephen Silas, first-time general manager Rafael Stone and a new backcourt partner in John Wall.

Those sweeping, abrupt changes left Harden, 31, to adjust to first-time coach Stephen Silas, first-time general manager Rafael Stone and a new backcourt partner in John Wall.

Even with Beal back, Washington is still missing half of its backcourt duo.

Westbrook and guard Bradley Beal, who scored more than 30 points a game last season, should give Washington an outstanding backcourt.

Washington will hope that Westbrook and Beal form a dynamic backcourt duo that can lead a playoff push after two lottery trips in Wall’s absence.

The hardest working man in the center business is all-world in both the backcourt and background.

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