Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The half of the court having the basket at which the offensive team shoots.
  • noun The forwards and center on a team.

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  • noun basketball The half of the court where a team's offensive basket is located
  • noun basketball The center and forwards of a team

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Examples

  • Ron Artest's main frontcourt mates are Mikki Moore and

    Love wins over doubters with strong combine showing 2008

  • The flaw that Brown has lamented for months - a thin frontcourt - led to a mismatch as the Cavs continued to make a claim as one of the league's best teams.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • Garcia and Dean, when healthy, form one of the country's most potent backcourts, and the frontcourt is solid.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Countermove: Indiana's frontcourt is deep, if not overpowering outside of O'Neal.

    USATODAY.com 2005

  • Ducks 'main frontcourt starters, Robert Johnson and Chris

    NCAA Men's Basketball - Oregon vs. Kansas 2002

  • Clark was 5-for-7 as Toronto had a huge edge in frontcourt scoring.

    USATODAY.com - Davis, Raptors ward off extinction 2002

  • The Sixers 'main frontcourt players, Mutombo, Tyrone Hill (eight points, eight rebounds), and George Lynch, took a combined 19 shots, while the three main backcourt players, Iverson, Snow and McKie shot 54 times.

    USATODAY.com - Pacers, Miller make early statement in East 2001

  • With Alonzo Mourning manning the middle, the Heat frontcourt is undoubtedly the NBA's most rugged and with Eddie Jones providing top-notch perimeter defense,

    USATODAY.com - USA TODAY picks 'em 2001

  • The Clippers gain the expiring $4.5 million salary of Gooden, who -- if he isn't bought out to return to Dallas -- will serve as a short-term frontcourt replacement for the departed

    CNN.com 2010

  • The Clippers gain the expiring $4.5 million salary of Gooden, who -- if he isn't bought out to return to Dallas -- will serve as a short-term frontcourt replacement for the departed

    CNN.com 2010

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