Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backcourt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: back-court
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.

noun

A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area.

noun

The area farthest from the opponent's goal around the nine-metre line, where a team's defensive centre players are located.

Example Sentences

"Some backcourts had wee outside buildings. They had caved-in roofs and tile chimneys broke off and all smashed windows."
"Each unique backcourt was an adventure playground with walls to be climbed, chasms to be leaped and dustbins to be raked through and pillaged."
"'The locus is Crawford Street?' 'One of the backcourts sir, as far as I understand.'"
"So the Knicks, who began the season with a depleted frontcourt, have muddled through the last six weeks with a depleted backcourt as well."
"It also shows Mathias Gidsel’s greatness, as he is the only backcourt player that ranks in the top 20 in both shot quality and shot making, something he regularly does in the German Bundesliga as well."

Etymology

From back + court.

Inflected Forms

backcourts (plural)

Derived Forms

backcourtman backcourtmate

Frequently Paired Words

frontcourt midcourt

Questions

What does backcourt mean?: A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
Where does backcourt come from?: From back + court.

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