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courtyard

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court·yard  (kôrtyärd, krt-)
n.
An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.

courtyard [ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an open area of ground surrounded by walls or buildings; court
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.courtyard - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildingscourtyard - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
atrium - the central area in a building; open to the sky
bailey - the outer courtyard of a castle
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
cloister - a courtyard with covered walks (as in religious institutions)
food court - an area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)
forecourt - the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
parvis - a courtyard or portico in front of a building (especially a cathedral)

courtyard
noun yard, square, piazza, quadrangle, area, plaza, enclosure, cloister, quad (informal), peristyle They walked through the arch and into the cobbled courtyard.
Translations
courtyard [ˈkɔːtjɑːd] Npatio m

courtyard [ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd] ncour f

courtyard [ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd] ncortile m

courtyard ساحة الدار dvůr gårdsplads Innenhof προαύλιο patio piha cour dvorište cortile 中庭 안뜰 binnenhof gårdsplass dziedziniec pátio внутренний двор gårdsplan สนามรอบบ้าน avlu sân nhỏ 庭院


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To reach the courtyard where the thoats were kept it was necessary for Carthoris to pass through one of the buildings which surrounded the square.
Before I could stir in the matter, the men who had followed me across the courtyard crowded in.
He led her in silence to the courtyard and across the lowered drawbridge, to where they soon discovered a group of horsemen, and in answer to a low challenge from Shandy, Norman of Torn replied that it was he.
 
 
 
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