Definitions for backcourt

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backcourt back·court

Spelling: [bak-kawrt, -kohrt]

IPA: /ˈbækˌkɔrt, -ˌkoʊrt/

Backcourt is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 23 points.

You can make 300 anagrams from letters in backcourt (abcckortu).

Definitions for backcourt

noun

1. Basketball. the half of a court in which the basket being defended is located.
2. Tennis. the part of a tennis court between the base line and the line, parallel to the net, that marks the in-bounds limit of a service. Compare forecourt (def 2).

Origin of backcourt

First recorded in 1765-75; back¹ + court

Examples for backcourt

The hardest working man in the center business is all-world in both the backcourt and background.