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单词 backcourt
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backcourt

[ bak-kawrt, -kohrt ]
/ ˈbækˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt /

noun

Basketball. the half of a court in which the basket being defended is located.
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).

Origin of backcourt

First recorded in 1765–75; back1 + court

Words nearby backcourt

back-check, back clipping, backcloth, backcomb, back country, backcourt, backcourtman, backcross, backdate, back dive, backdoor
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Example sentences from the Web for backcourt

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

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British Dictionary definitions for backcourt

backcourt
/ (ˈbækˌkɔːt) /

noun

tennis, mainly US the part of the court between the service line and the baseline
(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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