noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a general place (e.g. a paved yard) used to play ball games
2. 2
   A large masonry structure of a type used in Mesoamerica to play the Mesoamerican ballgame.

Etymology

From ball + court.

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