Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half court

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
half -court
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game of basketball played on half of the court. Generally, a player or team has to dribble the ball to the half-court line in order to get the chance to score points.

Uncountable

Usage

Phrases

half-court line half-court violation

Frequently Paired Words

half-court line half-court violation

Questions

What does half court mean?
A game of basketball played on half of the court. Generally, a player or team has to dribble the ball to the half-court line in order to get the chance to score points.

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