courtside

noun

court·​side ˈkȯrt-ˌsīd How to pronounce courtside (audio)
: the area at the edge of a court (as for tennis or basketball)

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As much as anyone, Jack Nicholson helped define the glitzy cool of sitting courtside at an NBA game. Tom Tapp, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024 Bucks president Peter Feigin took the group front-row courtside while Antetokounmpo was warming up. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024 As a Georgia resident, 2 Chainz is a courtside staple on celebrity row alongside his son, Halo, at Atlanta Hawks games, so expect to see plenty of him at State Farm Arena this season. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2024 Security guards at the Mohegan Sun Arena were seen on ESPN’s broadcast approaching a fan sitting courtside and escorting him away from the seat to have a conversation with him with 1:29 left in the game’s first quarter. Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for courtside 

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of courtside was in 1969

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“Courtside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtside. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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