courtyard
noun/ˈkɔːtjɑːd/
/ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
(also court)
- an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc.
- the central/inner courtyard
Extra ExamplesTopics Gardensc1, Buildingsc1- Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.
- The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.
- The hotel is built around a central courtyard.
- We sat in the inner courtyard of the college.
- We sat on a bench in the school courtyard.
- The entrance leads through an arch and into a cobbled inner courtyard.
- The windows on this side of the house look down onto a small courtyard.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- central
- inner
- interior
- …
- face
- overlook
- enclose
- …
- around a/the courtyard
- in a/the courtyard
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