gym floor
Polished indoor court
The floor of a gymnasium—typically hardwood, rubber, or synthetic material designed for athletic activity.
Gym floors must withstand heavy use while providing appropriate traction and shock absorption: The squeak of sneakers on the gym floor, They refinished the gym floor over summer break.
The term often evokes school gymnasiums and their particular sounds and smells.
- hardwoodDense deciduous timber
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- basketballTeam sport with hoops
- jump ballContested aerial retrieval
- three point lineLong-range shooting boundary
squeaky · polish · varnish · bleachers · folding chairs · pep rally · sneakers · lines · wax · bounce · sweat · volleyball · dodge ball · whistle · echoes · rubber · scuff · shine
- gym featureslocker rooms, lockers, bleachers, courts, basketball court
- playing surfacesgrass court, clay court, hard court, tennis court, basketball court
- hockeypuck, hockey, ice hockey, pucks, field hockey
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
- running surfacesasphalt, concrete, grass, dirt, track
gym floorgrass field
Turf-covered open ground
grass court · clay court · ice rink · swimming pool · artificial turf
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