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

What was once a simple food court has been transformed into a loud nook stuffed with a “Big Hero 6” meet-and-greet and gift shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

At the end of the day, the women from Ohio made their way back to Union Station, convening in the basement food court to wait for the bus.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

I met him in the food court within eyeline of where it all happened.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen this many people in the food court at one time,” I say as Elsie sits down at a table with me.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston