backboard
11backboard — noun 1》 a board used to support or straighten a person s back, especially after an accident. 2》 Basketball an upright board behind the basket, off which the ball may rebound …
12backboard — noun (C) the board behind the basket in the game of basketball …
13backboard — back•board [[t]ˈbækˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] n. 1) a board placed at or forming the back of anything 2) spo the vertical board at the end of a basketball court to which the basket is attached • Etymology: 1755–65 …
14backboard — /ˈbækbɔd/ (say bakbawd) noun 1. a board placed at or forming the back of anything. 2. a board worn to support or straighten the back. 3. Basketball the board fixed behind the basket …
15backboard — n. 1 a board worn to support or straighten the back. 2 a board placed at or forming the back of anything …
16backboard becket — backstrop (a short wire or chain system between the otter board and bridle on an otter trawl. Also called backstrop, board bridle, board leg, board strop, door legs, door strop and sling) …
17basketball backboard — noun a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball he banked the shot off the backboard • Syn: ↑backboard • Topics: ↑basketball, ↑basketball game, ↑hoops • Hypernyms: ↑ …
18Basketball — This article is about the sport. For the ball used in the sport, see Basketball (ball). For other uses, see Basketball (disambiguation). Basketball …
19Slam Dunk Contest — The Slam Dunk Contest is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) competition held during the NBA All Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association (ABA) at its All Star Game in 1976 in Denver, just as… …
20Outline of basketball — See also: Index of basketball articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to basketball: Basketball – ball game and team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or shooting a… …
