"backcourt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: backcourts [plural]
Etymology: From back + court. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|court}} back + court Head templates: {{en-noun}} backcourt (plural backcourts)
  1. (chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-backcourt-en-noun-ME8ebR92 Categories (other): Scottish English
  2. (basketball) A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area. Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-backcourt-en-noun-rzmpE81a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backcourtman, backcourtmate Coordinate_terms: frontcourt, midcourt

Inflected forms

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