BACKDOOR


Meaning of BACKDOOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbak-ˈdȯr ]

adjective

Date: 1805

1. : indirect , devious

2. : involving or being a play in basketball in which a player moves behind the defense and toward the basket to receive a quick pass

a backdoor layup

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.