courtyard
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2.2
- noun
- /ˈkɔrˌtˌjɑrd/
:
patio
- Our staff will show you to the courtyard, and provide tonight's menu.
- an inner courtyard
- an open courtyard
- an enclosed courtyard
There below, in the narrow earthen courtyard, half naked children were at play.
- There below, in the narrow earthen courtyard, half naked children were at play.
- This is the upper level courtyard at the Newcomb building in the law school.
- He would take political prisoners, bring them out to the courtyard so the rest of the prisoners could see.
- And what he was doing was opening the window so that a bit of light reflected off it and went across the courtyard to land on a caged bird.
- Streets, gates, courtyards have an endless inside.
- Except other people's rooms, but I live for the little courtyards in these cutie little buildings.
Examples
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The children played games in the courtyard while parents watched from the benches.
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We are all sitting downstairs, around a table in the courtyard where they serve breakfast.
Fiction book (1991) -
All right guys, so this is the courtyard right here.
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David, could we just sit in the courtyard for a minute?
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- The courtyard is secure, my lord.
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I heard your men talking in the courtyard.
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The villa's central courtyard, shown here, became the town square.
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A man and a woman stand in the small courtyard behind the high-rise.
Fiction book (1990) -
The courtyard looks cold.
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This is the inner courtyard at Infosys in Bangalore in India.
Synonyms
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2.7
An open area surrounded by buildings or walls, often inside a larger building
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3.8
An open rectangular area at a school or university with buildings around it
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6.7
An open rectangular space surrounded by buildings at a school or college
An open space surrounded by buildings, often in Italian houses
An open yard at an inn where people meet and tie horses
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Etymology
The word courtyard comes from two simple parts: court and yard, both meaning 'enclosed area'. Think of a backyard — a courtyard is like that but usually in the middle of buildings, which is why it means an open space surrounded by walls or houses.