half-court
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- noun
- /ˈhæfˌkɔrt/
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- We will target having eight teams; the first four games are half court five-on-five.
- half-court basketball
So, So it's not a trick shot if you're shooting from half court.
- So, So it's not a trick shot if you're shooting from half court.
- Cuz everybody wants a tweet about Steph Curry's half court shot, right?
- When he shot it from half, he shot a he shot a set shot from half court.
- Sorry, it's club Shay Shay my nigga Scott, man, long before we knew about a Michael Jordan man, Scott was out here from the half court.
Examples
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If the Spurs are getting this shot off in the half-court, the Hornets' defense is not doing its job.
Blog text (18) -
Participants played in three-versus-three half-court basketball games lasting 15 minutes.
Academic text (2014) -
All team members were required to pass half court before shooting, with three mandatory passes.
Academic text (2005) -
Tonight, one lucky fan is going to get a chance to shoot from half court to win a family vacation to Disney World!
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But Jackson's style is to slow the game and execute in the half court.
Blog text (19) -
However, all three contestants kept getting stuck on the half-court shot, so no one got to take home the prize.
Blog text (30) -
We're the smallest team in the league and our half-court offense sucks.
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Participants in the current study played modified games of three-on-three half-court basketball.
Academic text (2014) -
Baylor got the rebound and advanced the ball to half court before calling timeout to set up the final play.
Blog text (21) -
The player made a spectacular shot from half-court, surprising everyone in the arena.
Synonyms
In the middle area of a sports court like basketball or tennis
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Morphology
Etymology
Half-court is made of half ('one of two equal parts') and court ('playing area'). It means the middle area of a basketball court near the middle line, so a 'half-court' shot is a long shot taken from that middle area.