courtside

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adverb

Alongside the court of play.

“They sat courtside.”

OriginEnglish side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde →
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Meanings

adverbcourtside (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesAlongside the court of play.

    They sat courtside.

adjectivecourtside (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesLocated next to the court of play.

    They had courtside seats.

nouncourtside (plural courtsides)

plural courtsides

  1. hobbiesThe area that runs alongside the court of play.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰer-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*gʰórtos
  6. Proto-Italic*hortosder.?
  7. Proto-Italic*horti-
  8. Latincohors
  9. Latincōrs
  10. Old Frenchcort
  11. Middle Englishcourt
  12. Englishcourt
  13. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  14. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  15. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  16. Old Englishsīde
  17. Middle Englishside
  18. Englishside
  19. Englishcourtside

From court + -side.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

courtside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtside

MLA

“courtside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “courtside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/courtside.

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