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How to pronounce courtyard in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms court
Type of area
Has types atrium, bailey, cloister, parvis, food court, forecourt

Examples of courtyard

courtyard
It was outside in the courtyard, in the mud, and we all froze our backsides off.
From the sfgate.com
The courtyard had been covered with asphalt and had a forest of weeds and vines.
From the post-gazette.com
A center courtyard between buildings was just an open space with scrubby bushes.
From the freep.com
In the back courtyard that separates the two buildings, the air reeks of mildew.
From the post-gazette.com
There are 16 rooms and suites in the main house and adjacent courtyard building.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Both choppers landed in the courtyard, behind one ring of walls with more to go.
From the sacbee.com
One day he is walked to a courtyard with bullet-pocked walls and a firing squad.
From the ocregister.com
The shutters are half-closed, and a school desk stands rotting in the courtyard.
From the independent.co.uk
It has 11 cosy doubles, some facing St Peter's church, others a quiet courtyard.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Court: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court"
  • A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. These areas in inns and public buildings were often the primary meeting places for some purposes, leading to the other meanings of court.
  • Deuces is a solitaire card game which is played with two decks of playing cards. It is so called because each foundation starts with a deuce or two card. It also belongs to a family of card games which includes Busy Aces.
  • 528'-8" x 528'-4" (Area: 278,784 ft^2), divided into two levels: the upper and the lower. In the latter, funeral prayers can also be offered.
  • Judgmental; Cobbled stone: Past life influences
  • Walled garden connecting main house to other outbuildings in the Creole Townhouse complex.
  • The area between a pitstructure, or kiva, and its associated pitrooms or roomblock. This area was likely often used for many daily domestic activities.
  • A public or private open space that is defined by building frontage on at least three sides.
  • A common area between apartment buildings generally with grassy areas with trees & shrubs.