forecourt

[ fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt ]

/ ˈfɔrˌkɔrt, ˈfoʊrˌkoʊrt /

noun

Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service.Compare backcourt (def. 1).

a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings.

Origin of forecourt

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court

Words nearby forecourt

fore clipping, foreclose, foreclosure, foreconscious, forecourse, forecourt, foredate, foredeck, foredeep, foredo, foredoom

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Example sentences from the Web for forecourt

In the forecourt he found one of the gardener's boys from the hanging-gardens.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers
The screen separating the forecourt from the temple itself is richly ornamented with sculpture.
Architecture|Thomas Roger Smith
She laid a taboo upon the forecourt, and enforced it by means of an armed man.
Kim|Rudyard Kipling
They drove to a modest suburb of the great ingenious town, and stopped at the forecourt of a small house.
Mugby Junction|Charles Dickens

By the time they reached the forecourt of the castle, Rudolf's carriage was rumbling into the courtyard.
A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for forecourt

forecourt

/ (ˈfɔːˌkɔːt) /

noun

a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station

Also called: front court the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net

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单词	forecourt
释义	forecourt [ fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt ] / ˈfɔrˌkɔrt, ˈfoʊrˌkoʊrt / noun Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service.Compare backcourt (def. 1). a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings. Origin of forecourt First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court Words nearby forecourt fore clipping, foreclose, foreclosure, foreconscious, forecourse, forecourt, foredate, foredeck, foredeep, foredo, foredoom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for forecourt In the forecourt he found one of the gardener's boys from the hanging-gardens. An Egyptian Princess, Complete\|Georg Ebers The screen separating the forecourt from the temple itself is richly ornamented with sculpture. Architecture\|Thomas Roger Smith She laid a taboo upon the forecourt, and enforced it by means of an armed man. Kim\|Rudyard Kipling They drove to a modest suburb of the great ingenious town, and stopped at the forecourt of a small house. Mugby Junction\|Charles Dickens By the time they reached the forecourt of the castle, Rudolf's carriage was rumbling into the courtyard. A Hungarian Nabob\|Maurus Jkai British Dictionary definitions for forecourt forecourt / (ˈfɔːˌkɔːt) / noun a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station Also called: front court the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net 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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