homecourt

English

Alternative forms

  • home court
  • home-court

Etymology

home + court

Noun

homecourt (plural homecourts)

  1. (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
    • 2009 February 4, Dave Feschuk, “Raptors mere jesters in King James' court”, in Toronto Star:
      James made an epic block of a Chris Bosh dunk attempt to rouse a sleepy house and Cleveland went on to seal a victory that improved its homecourt record to a franchise record 23-0.

Derived terms

  • homecourt advantage

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