Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfcourt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: half-court
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle of the court, at and near the center line

noun

A basketball court that is half the size of a normal court

noun

A shot taken from the middle of the court

Example Sentences

"The second technical was called after Mayo walked back toward the players gathered at halfcourt."
"Count 'em, 150 basketball courts, actually halfcourts, will line Columbus Drive July 27-28 for the Bulls' second annual Shoot-the-Bull Three-on-Three Roundball Classic."
"There was lots of weird stuff going on with zones and matchups and presses and fastbreaks and ball-deflating halfcourts, but UConn won with defense."

Etymology

From half + court.

Inflected Forms

halfcourts (plural)

Synonyms

midcourt

Questions

What does halfcourt mean?: The middle of the court, at and near the center line
Where does halfcourt come from?: From half + court.

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