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courtyard

[kawrt-yahrd, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌjɑrd, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
court
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The tomb features an outer courtyard, rock-cut chapel and subterranean burial chambers.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

The police tailed his children to a remote, squalid farmhouse where they stood alone in the courtyard for no apparent reason.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Cross the moat and enter the Tudor courtyard of Anne’s childhood home and we enter not a “whodunit,” but a “who was she?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Outside, the parcel is lined with dozens of palm trees to ensure complete privacy, while a dramatic gated courtyard provides an idyllic place to relax away from prying eyes.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

At the door to the courtyard the matron turned, erect and impassive, back along the corridor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

So people buried their loved ones in courtyards, at playgrounds and on street corners.

From Barron's Apr. 27, 2026

Looming over the colorless town is its hulking circa-1385 monastery, extended in convent courtyards and stately chapels with lofty naves, offering dazzling displays of stained glass.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Public transport connects almost every corner of this tiny country, lush greenery lines the highways and spills out of towering buildings and courtyards, while the pavements are wide, often sheltered, and free of litter.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2026

Fans could previously wed at courtyards and ballrooms at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel, at the Disneyland Hotel ballroom, in the Fantasyland Faire Garden and at Sleeping Beauty’s Castle Forecourt.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

Open pools smoked day and night in a dozen small courtyards.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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