basketball court
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1.4
- noun
- /ˈbæskɪtˌbɔl kɔrt/
:
cancha de baloncesto
- The secondary school also hopes to incorporate the basketball court into its physical education curriculum.
- outdoor basketball court
You're going to see these on the basketball court in the warm ups.
- You're going to see these on the basketball court in the warm ups.
- You may own the basketball court one-on-one.
- And that may work on the basketball court or the soccer pitch.
- I was like, gosh, you're training people in parks, in parking lots, basketball courts, at the beach.
- of stopping Kobe Bryant from scoring on the basketball court. And yet, despite all of that,
- Now we're now we're back on the basketball court.
- Once booming but eventually a casualty of globalization, JD watched as the jobs dried up and the basketball courts grew covered with weeds.
- They're up in the towers, dogs all over you, and it's, I guess the size of a basketball court at best.
Examples
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Two teams on the basketball court are doing their best to win the final victory.
Academic text (2010) -
Specifically, eight outdoor basketball courts were available, second only to the number of handball courts.
Academic text (2012) -
This is a basketball court.
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Well, one day after study hall, I had some free time so I went to use the basketball court and there they were.
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The center has two indoor basketball courts, break rooms, television, and charging outlets.
Blog text (31) -
Remember when a gym was just a couple of basketball courts with bleachers?
Blog text (24) -
It should come as no surprise that basketball courts are being constructed in many churches across the land.
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After school, I love to play games with my friends on the basketball court near my house.
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The local community center has a well-maintained basketball court for everyone to enjoy.
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During the summer, the basketball court is filled with players practicing their shots and dribbling.
Synonyms
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1.1
An area marked for playing sports like tennis or basketball
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1.8
An area marked and prepared for sports, like a field or court
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Morphology
The meaning 'an area marked for playing basketball' is directly and compositionally derived from 'basketball' (the sport) + 'court' (a marked playing area). This noun-noun combination is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Basketball court comes from the first games, when players threw a ball into a hanging 'basket' made from a peach basket. So basket and court together mean the marked place where people play the game today.