backcourt

 [bak-kawrt, -kohrt]  

back·court

   [bak-kawrt, -kohrt]
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:
1765–75; back1 + court
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backcourt (ˈbækˌkɔːt)
 
—n
1.  chiefly (US) tennis the part of the court between the service line and the baseline
2.  (in various court games) the area nearest the back boundary line

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