Midcourt vs Halfcourt - What's the difference?
midcourt | halfcourt | Synonyms |
(sports) The area near the center of a court, such as a basketball or tennis court
(basketball) The middle of the court, at and near the center line
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 30, author=Pete Thamel, title=A Star Player, a Video and a Suspension, work=New York Times
, passage=The second technical was called after Mayo walked back toward the players gathered at halfcourt . }}
(basketball) A basketball court that is half the size of a normal court
*{{quote-news, 1990, July 4, Linda Young, 3-on-3 offers hot aftertaste, Chicago Tribune
, passage=Count 'em, 150 basketball courts, actually halfcourts , will line Columbus Drive July 27-28 for the Bulls' second annual Shoot-the-Bull Three-on-Three Roundball Classic.}}
(basketball) A shot taken from the middle of the court
*{{quote-news, 1999, January 24, Michael Arace, NO. 1 UCONN 62, SETON HALL 47, Hartford Courant
, passage=There was lots of weird stuff going on with zones and matchups and presses and fastbreaks and ball-deflating halfcourts , but UConn won with defense. }}
Midcourt is a synonym of halfcourt.
As nouns the difference between midcourt and halfcourt
is that midcourt is (sports) the area near the center of a court, such as a basketball or tennis court while halfcourt is (basketball) the middle of the court, at and near the center line.midcourt
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(-)- Smith passes the ball to Jones at midcourt .
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