Similar words, different meanings

Court: for playing a sport [countable]

             an area made for playing games such as tennis

             a tennis/volleyball/basketball/squash court

They were penalized for having too many players on the court.

Course: an area of land or water used for a sports event

              a golf course/cross-country course

Pitch: sports field [countable] British English

             a marked out area of ground on which a sport is played [= field]

             a football/cricket/rugby /hockey  pitch

Track: [C] a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, which has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing

            an all-weather track or a dog/horse track

The runners are now on their final lap of the track.

Slope: (part of) the side of a hill or mountain

            a ski/mountain slope

 Snow had settled on some of the higher slopes.

There are many different places where people play sport! (field ,Stadium,court, Diamond, track, gym, pool, health club, slope, circuit, rink, pitch, course) But the Question is “what’s the difference between them…?”

field :
a large area of ground, usually covered with grass, where

team sports are played:

•  a football/baseball/soccer field

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Stadium:

a large sports field with seats all around it for people to watch team sports or track and field competitions:

•  a football stadium

.

.court:
an area with lines painted on the ground, for tennis, basketball, etc.

•  a basketball / tennis / volleyball court

.

Diamond:
the area in a baseball field that is within the shape formed by the

four bases, also used to refer to the whole field

.

track:
A track is a piece of ground which athletes, cyclists, cars, or horses race around.

•  athletics / cycling track

gym:
a large room with machines which you can use to do exercises

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(swimming) pool: a place where you can swim

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health/Sports club:
a building where you can do various different sports

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slope:
a surface of which one end or side is higher than the other, a piece

of rising or falling ground where usually people go skiing

•  ski slope

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circuit:
A racing circuit is a track on which cares or motorbikes race.

•  motor-racing circuit

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rink:
a building with a specially prepared area with a smooth surface where you can skate:

•  an ice-skating rink

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ring:
specially prepared place for boxing:

•  a boxing ring