courtyard

noun

court·yard ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd

Synonyms of courtyard next

: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)

Examples of courtyard in a Sentence

The apartment overlooks a courtyard. a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard

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Fisher’s stone pieces are installed throughout the rooms and the courtyard, showing the medium’s possibilities at every scale, from a 600-pound stone planter that looks like a chalice to a light of silver links that dangles to the floor like a bracelet. —

Morgan Meier, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024 Their first meal together soon led to chatty walks in the courtyard. —

Erin Clack, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024 Reminiscing about his childhood sweetheart, the 45-year-old avionics technician talks about how the young pair would meet in a courtyard near his uncle’s house. —

Sally Abou Aljoud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 Photo : William Myers for Sotheby’s International Realty A secluded courtyard. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for courtyard