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单词 tiltyard
释义

tiltyard

[ tilt-yahrd ]
/ ˈtɪltˌyɑrd /

noun

a courtyard or other area for tilting.

Origin of tiltyard

First recorded in 1520–30; tilt1 + yard2

Words nearby tiltyard

tilting chest, tiltmeter, tilt-table, tilt-top table, tilt-up, tiltyard, Tim, timarau, Timaru, timbal, timbale
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Example sentences from the Web for tiltyard

  • Guy, advancing as gaily as if he had been in the tiltyard at Wark, gallantly unhorsed one Saracen with the point of his lance.

    The Boy Crusaders|John G. Edgar
  • Nor was it clear that he had not been engaged in other than the mimic warfare of the tiltyard.

    Runnymede and Lincoln Fair|J.G. Edgar
  • She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.

    Can You Forgive Her?|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for tiltyard

tiltyard
/ (ˈtɪltˌjɑːd) /

noun

(formerly) an enclosed area for tilting
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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