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basketball backboard

basketball backboard

2.3
A raised rectangular board behind a hoop that players bounce the ball off to score
  • noun
  • /ˈbæskɪtˌbɔrd/
translation icon : tablero de baloncesto
  • The multipurpose rooms were approximately 50 by 80 feet and had a minimum of two basketball backboards and ample wall space.

Examples

  • The gymnasium had two basketball backboards with brand-new nets for the local team to use.

  • I mean, we're talking like basketball backboard height, like halfway up the backboard.

  • The basketball players practiced their shots by bouncing the ball off the basketball backboard before attempting to score.

  • He installed a new basketball backboard in the driveway so his kids could play after school.

Synonyms

backboard
vsbasketball backboard
6 2.6

A raised board behind a basketball hoop that players bounce the ball off

is the same object but named with the sport explicitly included

Surface Forms

basketball backboard singular
basketball backboards plural

Morphology

basketball + backboard

The meaning is directly compositional: 'basketball' (the sport) modifies 'backboard' (a raised court board), yielding the backboard used in basketball. This noun–noun compounding follows a clear, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

The name basketball backboard comes from the simple image of a flat board placed at the back of the hoop so players can 'bounce' the ball off it to aim and score.