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adjective • not exact | ||||
| 36% | 8 | Fire management method that involves igniting a fire at the fire's edge and allowing it to burn back towards the main fire. | ||
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| 34% | 10 | Where point guards and shooting guards play | ||
noun • A courtyard behind a housing block or tenement building. • A team's defensive half of the court; the part of the court where the other team's basket is located, or the guards playing in that area. | ||||
During Court Guards Fire Turning Rough
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