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courtyard

[kawrt-yahrd, kohrt-] / ˈkɔrtˌjɑrd, ˈkoʊrt- /
NOUN
court
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Archeological enquiries at the site in recent years have discovered that the outlines belonged to a long, narrow building which once stood on the lawn and linked two sides of a medieval courtyard.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Vendors landed on the Beehive’s 20,000-square-foot courtyard in South Los Angeles, filling it with food, art and secondhand clothing vendors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

They have refused his requests to install a unit in the courtyard of his building in the Marais, a bustling neighborhood in central Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

They tossed the valuable books into the courtyard and made a huge bonfire with them.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

At the nearby St John's Way estate, the houses are arranged in circular terraced blocks with large courtyards.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war.

From Barron's May 4, 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

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

The old lord kept mostly in his own apartments, coming forth mornings to pace up and down the snowy inner courtyards of the castle-keep like an old sorcerer who has been brewing spells all night.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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