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frontcourt

frontcourt noun: the half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located.

Noun

frontcourt (plural frontcourts)

  1. The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located.
    • Kelly passes to Mahoney in the frontcourt.
    Antonyms:
    backcourt
  2. The center and forwards of a team.
    • The team's frontcourt has not been performing this season.

Antonyms of frontcourt

Forms of frontcourt

pluralfrontcourts
alternative formfront-court

Origin of frontcourt

From front + court.

Questions about frontcourt

What does frontcourt mean?
Frontcourt means the half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located.
What part of speech is frontcourt?
Frontcourt is a noun.
What is the plural of frontcourt?
The plural of frontcourt is frontcourts.

Words near frontcourt in the dictionary

  1. frontbutt
  2. frontbutts
  3. frontcap
  4. frontcaps
  5. frontcountry
  6. frontcourt
  7. frontcourts
  8. fronted
  9. fronted off
  10. fronted on
  11. fronted oneself off

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