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What is a backcourt?

What is a backcourt? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chiefly Scotland) A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building.
  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.
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Your one-bedroom tenement with its close and communal backcourt may seem a few steps removed from a laminate floored loft, but trust me, you are now living in an apartment.
With a North Philly baller in the backcourt, at least the men's team would have a little heart.
This fee consists of two elements: the 'System Fee' covering the license of the Esso System, and a backcourt premises fee.
Lob: Usually used when in the player is in the backcourt in a defensive situation.
She clinched the set when her opponent hit long from the backcourt.
He corrected the way I was running, the way I was picking up the ball, and the way I was throwing it to the other ball boy in the backcourt.

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