Hardcourt

Hardcourt

Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay used in outdoor sports such as tennis.

ee also

*Tennis court


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  • hardcourt — See hard court. * * * …   Universalium

  • hardcourt — hard court n. A tennis court with a hard surface, such as asphalt, rather than grass. Courts with a clay surface are usually considered hard courts outside of the United States.   hardʹcourt (härdʹkôrt , kōrt ) adj. * * * …   Universalium

  • hardcourt — noun A tennis court having a hard surface, frequently concrete …   Wiktionary

  • Hardcourt — Hard|court 〈[ha:dkɔ:t] m. 6; Sp.; bes. Tennis〉 = Hartplatz [engl.] …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Hardcourt — Hard|court [...kɔ:t] der; s, s, auch Hard Court der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. hard court> Hartplatz (Tennis) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • hardcourt — n. tennis court paved with asphalt …   English contemporary dictionary

  • hardcourt — /ˈhadkɔt/ (say hahdkawt) Tennis –noun Also, hard court. 1. a court with a surface prepared from asphalt or concrete, finished with a latex paint mixed with sand, designed to produce a faster ball speed and a strong bounce. –adjective Also, hard… …  

  • US Hardcourt — L US Hardcourt[1] est un tournoi de tennis féminin du circuit professionnel WTA organisé dans différentes villes des États Unis. Se jouant sur dur, comme son nom l indique, la dernière édition de l épreuve date de 1997. Le tournoi de New Haven… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • US Hardcourt 1988 — Nom de l édition US Hardcourt Champ’s Date Du 29 février au 6 mars  …   Wikipédia en Français

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