Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

backcourt

Syllabification: (back·court)
Pronunciation: /ˈbakˌkôrt/
Definition of backcourt

noun

  • (in tennis, basketball, and similar games) the part of each side of the court nearest the back wall or back boundary line.
  • the defensive players in a basketball team.

backcourt in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of backcourt in the British & World English dictionary