backboard

/'bækbɔ:d/

Thân thiện

He banks the basketball off the backboard during practice.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A board used to support the back of someone or something: A flat, rigid piece of material placed behind or underneath to provide structural support or reinforcement.
   • A raised vertical board with a basket attached; used to play basketball: In the sport of basketball, the rectangular board, typically made of glass or other rigid material, to which the basket (hoop and net) is affixed. It is used for bank shots.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The patient was placed on a backboard for spinal immobilization after the accident.
  • The basketball player skillfully banked the ball off the backboard and into the hoop.

Advanced Usage

• "To bank it off the backboard": In basketball, to shoot the ball so that it rebounds from the backboard into the basket.
  • Instead of shooting directly, he prefers to bank it off the backboard for a higher percentage shot.

Variants and Related Words

• Backboard support (n): The structure holding the backboard in place.
• Backboard system (n): The complete assembly including the backboard, hoop, and support.

Synonyms

• Support board: A board providing structural support.
• Basketball board: The specific backboard used in basketball (informal/contextual).

Related Phrases

• Glass backboard: A backboard made of tempered glass, common in professional basketball.
  • The arena features state-of-the-art glass backboards.

Related Idioms

• Nothing but net (and backboard): Used humorously to describe a shot that hits both the backboard and the net, often forcefully, contrasting with a "swish" (a shot that goes through the net without touching the rim or backboard).
  • His shot was so hard it was nothing but net and backboard.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a board used to support the back of someone or something
2. a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball
   • he banked the shot off the backboard

Từ đồng nghĩa

• basketball backboard