inbounds

Within the lines

Inbounds describes something within the legal playing area in sports.

A ball that lands inbounds is in play; a player must stay inbounds to make a valid catch.

In basketball, an inbounds pass comes from outside the court to restart play: She threw the inbounds pass to the point guard.

The opposite is out of bounds.

sports

court

Trial venue or sports surface

baselineStandard for comparison
sidelineSecondary business pursuit
refereeSports rule enforcer

whistle · possession · throw-in · basketball · volleyball · football · soccer · tennis · fair · play

shipping

shipment

Goods being transported

cargoTransported goods
freightGoods being transported
customsTraditional practices or import taxes

logistics · delivery · import · clearance · manifest · consignment · package · parcel · warehousing · tracking

Categories

basketball rulespersonal foul, technical foul, traveling, double dribble, carrying
speedrunningspeedrun, world record, WR, PB, splits
basketballbasketball, dunk, basketball camps, dribble, layup
court markingsthree-point line, free throw line, baseline, center line, sideline

Opposites

playing field boundaries

inboundsout of bounds

Beyond permitted limits

out-of-bounds · over the line · in touch · foul territory

play status

inboundsdead ball

Halted game situation

foul · dead · stoppage · no good · invalid

Phrases

inbound passRestart from out-of-bounds
inbound callPhone contact received

Family

inbound, inbounding, inbounded

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