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forecourt

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fore·court  (fôrkôrt, frkrt)
n.
1. A courtyard in front of a building.
2. Sports The part of a court nearest the net or wall, as in tennis or handball.
forecourt
Noun
a courtyard in front of a building, such as one in a filling station
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Noun1.forecourtforecourt - the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
courtyard, court - an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
Translations
Spanish forecourt [ˈfɔːkɔːt] n [of garage] → área de entrada
French forecourt [ˈfɔːkɔːt] fore n [of garage] → devant m
German forecourt [ˈfɔːkɔːt] n → Vorplatz m
Italian forecourt [ˈfɔːkɔːt] n [of garage] → corte f esterna
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Nothing could be more noble in appearance than the central forecourt raised upon the flight of steps, like a king upon his throne, having around it four pavilions at the angles, the immense Ionic columns of which rose majestically to the whole height of the building.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
That might be, but it was certain young Martin had not been blown half across the forecourt of a Patiala palace by an explosion of fireworks; nor had he.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Accordingly I spent the late hours either on the water(the moonlight of Venice is famous), or in the splendid square which serves as a vast forecourt to the strange old basilica of Saint Mark.
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