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backcourt definition

back·court (-kôrt′)

noun

  1. ☆ Basketball
    1. the half of the court with the basket a team is defending
    2. the players on a team who play guard
  2. Tennis the area at either end of the court between the service line and the base line

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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