food court

NOUN

public area where variety of food is sold

Synonyms

WEAK

cafe café counter fast food food festival restaurant smorgasbord

Example Sentences

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Halfway through the game, police in Bogotá responded to noise complaints from residents in the apartments around the food court and ordered the operators to turn off the screens they had mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The 26-year-old Los Angeles man said he was eating nachos in a food court behind the right-field pavilion and saw Ohtani hit the home run on a television monitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

In the food court, two freshmen debated whether the university had overreacted with the new police patrols and K-9 unit.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Turns out, the Pentagon food court could rival a suburban mall — or a small college campus.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

She leads us back to the food court, where workers are standing on ladders, putting up a gigantic Christmas tree.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan