free-throw lane
Basketball
noun
A marked area at each end of the court, bounded by the free-throw line, the baseline, and two parallel lines running between these, into which players cannot enter while a free throw is being taken.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Fort Wayne Sentinel.
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