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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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She clinched the set when her opponent hit long from the backcourt.
With a North Philly baller in the backcourt, at least the men's team would have a little heart.
The hardest working man in the center business is all-world in both the backcourt and background.
They finished the half without any assists from their backcourt.
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.
The libero is a specially trained defender that can be substituted for a backcourt defensive player during any stop in play.

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