Meaning & use
backcourt
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In basketball, the half of the court that a team defends, farther from its own basket; also, collectively, the guards on a team.
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The point guard brought the ball up through the backcourt.
The team's backcourt is one of the fastest in the league.
A note on using this word
A team committing a "backcourt violation" returns the ball to the backcourt after it has already advanced past midcourt, which is illegal.
Words with an opposite meaning
frontcourt
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