frontcourt

noun

front·​court ˈfrənt-ˈkȯrt How to pronounce frontcourt (audio)
1
: a basketball team's offensive half of the court
2
: the positions of the forwards and center on a basketball team
also : the forwards and center themselves

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Ware started 33 games alongside Adebayo last regular season and the Heat posted a 14-19 record in those games with that double-big frontcourt. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 The Lady Vols’ Chamique Holdsclaw, UConn’s Maya Moore and Lusia Harris of Delta State are on the second team frontcourt. Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025 To improve there, the Celtics will need more from their unproven frontcourt. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 14 Oct. 2025 Curry and Moody started in the backcourt, while Butler, Draymond Green and Horford filled out the frontcourt. Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for frontcourt

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of frontcourt was in 1920

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“Frontcourt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frontcourt. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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