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free throw lane

free throw lane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [free throh leyn]
    • /fri θroʊ leɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [free throh leyn]
    • /fri θroʊ leɪn/

Definitions of free throw lane words

  • noun free throw lane the rectangular area, 19 feet (5.7 meters) long and usually 12 or 16 feet (3.6 m or 4.8 meters) wide, extending from the end line behind each backboard to the foul line and along the sides of which players line up during a foul shot. 1
  • noun free throw lane a rectangular area under each basket between the free-throw line and the end line, used to line up the players during a free throw 0

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Origin of free throw lane

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Free throw lane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

free throw lane popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for free throw lane

noun free throw lane

  • keyhole — a hole for inserting a key in a lock, especially one in the shape of a circle with a rectangle having a width smaller than the diameter of the circle projecting from the bottom.
  • foul line — Baseball. either of the two lines connecting home plate with first and third base respectively, or their continuations to the end of the outfield.

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