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forecourt

(fɔːʳkɔːʳt)
Word forms: plural forecourts
countable noun [noun NOUN]
The forecourt of a large building or petrol station is the open area at the front of it.
[mainly British]
I locked the bike in the forecourt of the Kirey Hotel. [+ of]
A police patrol car was parked in the forecourt of the petrol station.

forecourt in British English

(ˈfɔːˌkɔːt)
noun
1. 
a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station
2.  Also called: front court
the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net

forecourt in American English

(ˈfɔrˌkɔrt)
noun
1. 
a court at the front of a building
2.  US, Basketball
the half of the court which contains the basket toward which the ball is shot in attempting to score
3.  Tennis and Badminton Etc
the part of the court nearest the net

Examples of 'forecourt' in a sentence
forecourt

Keep cars off the forecourt to increase the sense of space.
The Sun (2016)
I remember dropping my van off and driving the car off the forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Why not try the garage forecourt or motorway services?
The Sun (2014)
His most memorable buy was a car he stumbled across on the forecourt of a dealer.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Video footage showed it charging across a garage forecourt as people looked on in amazement.
The Sun (2012)
And you could drive one off the forecourt for less than the price of a month of takeaways.
The Sun (2016)
But it will always be cheaper and more ethical than filling up with diesel at a forecourt garage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Buy a box of surgical gloves or grab a pair from the garage forecourt and wear them under your normal gloves.
The Sun (2010)
It will sell fresh food and ready meals in the oil giant's petrol forecourts.
The Sun (2009)
They like a human environment, and are often seen in car parks and on garage forecourts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She's getting used to being mobbed in garage forecourts and asked for her autograph.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It's about as romantic as a garage forecourt bouquet.
The Sun (2015)
I recently saw a car sales forecourt transform to van sales only.
The Sun (2014)
A patrol car had seen them on the garage forecourt.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
On the garage forecourt we spoke to some British drivers who refuse to be taken for a ride by fuel giants.
The Sun (2015)
This means that most petrol sold on forecourts around the country will be a blend with at least 5 per cent ethanol.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And a few yards away, in a hotel forecourt, a man is being handcuffed by two policemen.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
When oil prices soared three years ago, airlines slapped sky-high surcharges on tickets and forecourt petrol prices zoomed up.
The Sun (2014)
Electricity and gas must be simply priced, by the unit, and advertised as plainly as petrol on a forecourt.
The Sun (2013)
But look at the forecourts of any car hire outfit from Malaga to Edinburgh and you will see a strangely different story.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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forecourt

British English: forecourt NOUN
The forecourt of a large building or petrol station is the open area at the front of it.
I locked the bike in the forecourt of the hotel.
  • American English: forecourt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: área de estacionamento
  • Chinese: > 前院大楼的
  • European Spanish: área de entrada
  • French: aire de stationnement
  • German: Vorplatz
  • Italian: piazzale anteriore
  • Japanese: 前庭
  • Korean: 앞뜰
  • European Portuguese: área de estacionamento
  • Latin American Spanish: área de entrada

Chinese translation of 'forecourt'

forecourt

(ˈfɔːkɔːt) (esp Brit)

n (c)

  1. [of garage] 前院 (qiányuàn) (个(個), gè)
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