Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homecourt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: home-court
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The home court of a basketball team.

Example Sentences

"James made an epic block of a Chris Bosh dunk attempt to rouse a sleepy house and Cleveland went on to seal a victory that improved its homecourt record to a franchise record 23-0."

Etymology

From home + court.

Inflected Forms

homecourts (plural) home court (alternative) home-court (alternative)

Phrases

homecourt advantage

Questions

What does homecourt mean?: The home court of a basketball team.
Where does homecourt come from?: From home + court.

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