food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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In the New Orleans East section of the city, about 20 minutes from the French Quarter, miles of brown grass grow through the concrete of what was once the Lake Forest Plaza mall, which boasted the state’s first food court and, more improbably in the South, its first ice skating rink.
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Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Also good: the Judah Food Market, an open-air food court with everything from hot dogs and ice cream to sushi and Polish specialties.
—Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
While three police detectives tried to detain Gonzalez-Munoz and another man near the food court, Gonzalez-Munoz grabbed one of the detective’s guns and fired one shot, according to police and court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Village Park Restaurant at the Damansara Uptown food court in Petaling Jaya is famous for its nasi lemak.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Also good: the Judah Food Market, an open-air food court with everything from hot dogs and ice cream to sushi and Polish specialties.
—Jamie Davis Smith, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
While three police detectives tried to detain Gonzalez-Munoz and another man near the food court, Gonzalez-Munoz grabbed one of the detective’s guns and fired one shot, according to police and court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
Village Park Restaurant at the Damansara Uptown food court in Petaling Jaya is famous for its nasi lemak.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for food court
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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