BACKCOURT

Meaning of BACKCOURT in English

■ noun

1》 (in tennis, basketball, and other games) the part of each side of the court nearest the back wall or back boundary line.

2》 the defensive players in a basketball team.

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BACKCOURT — noun Date: 1890 the area near or nearest the back boundary lines or back wall of the playing area in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BACKCOURT — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : the part of a tennis court between the service line and the base line 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACKCOURT — /bak"kawrt', -kohrt'/ , n. 1. Basketball. the half of a court in which the basket being defended is located. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKCOURT — n. part of a tennis court
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BACKCOURT — noun Date: 1890 1. : the area near or nearest the back boundary lines or back wall of the playing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BACKCOURT — [back.court] n (1890) 1: the area near or nearest the back boundary lines or back wall of the playing area …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BACKCOURT — / ˈbækkɔːt; NAmE -kɔːrt/ noun 1. ( in tennis , basketball , etc. ) the area at either end of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACKCOURT — n. Pronunciation: - ' ko ̇ rt Function: noun Date: 1890 1 : the area near or nearest the back …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
GUARD — I. noun see: ward Date: 15th century one assigned to protect or oversee another: as, a person or a body …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REBOUND — v. /ri bownd", ree"bownd"/ ; n. /ree"bownd', ri bownd"/ , v.i. 1. to bound or spring back from force of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARD — — guardable , adj. — guarder , n. — guardless , adj. — guardlike , adj. /gahrd/ , v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FORECOURT — /fawr"kawrt', fohr"kohrt'/ , n. 1. Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACKCOURTMAN — /bak"kawrt'meuhn, -kohrt'-/ , n. , pl. backcourtmen . Basketball. guard (def. 17). [ 1950-55; BACKCOURT + MAN 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GUARD — I. ˈgärd noun Etymology: Middle English garde, from Anglo-French garde, guarde, warde, from garder, guarder, warder, to guard, defend, of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GUARD — [guard] n [ME garde, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. garder to guard, defend, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG warten …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BASKETBALL — game played with an inflated ball between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court. Each team tries …
Britannica English vocabulary
DESPERATELY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES desperately poor (= so poor that it causes great suffering ) ▪ Half the population …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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