half-court

noun

ˈhaf-ˈkȯrt

ˈhäf-

: a dividing line that separates a playing court into equal halves (as in basketball)

also : the area comprising each half

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Less than four minutes into the game, the Broncs had four turnovers and were trailing 10-3. UCLA forced 11 of Rider’s 14 turnovers in the first half on the way to a 41-23 advantage before calling off the pressure after halftime to focus on half-court defense. —

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 The 2007 eight-bedroom, open-plan house features an indoor basketball half-court, rock-climbing wall, sauna, and gym, as well as an eat-in chef's kitchen, wine cellar, and living room with French doors to a terrace. —

The Week Staff, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Many of the former Liberty greats were in the audience, including Teresa Weatherspoon, who hit a half-court heave in the 1999 WNBA Finals to force a decisive Game 3 that year. —

Doug Feinberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024 Blake Hinson, Kyle Anderson and an underhanded Steve Kerr each hit one half-court shot. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half-court