FREE THROW LANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does free throw lane mean? 

• FREE THROW LANE (noun)
  The noun FREE THROW LANE has 1 sense:

1. a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw

  Familiarity information: FREE THROW LANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FREE THROW LANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("free throw lane" is a kind of...):

lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)

Holonyms ("free throw lane" is a part of...):

basketball court (the court on which basketball is played)