backcourt

backcourt
/bak"kawrt', -kohrt'/, n.
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. Cf. forecourt (def. 2).
[1765-75; BACK1 + COURT]

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