forecourt
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
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How to use forecourt in a sentence
One crew member waited four hours on a forecourt for a tanker to arrive so that he could guarantee getting filled up.
U.K.’s gas panic-buying nightmare pushes more employers to adopt hybrid working and commuting setups | Jessica Davies | October 7, 2021 | DigidayThe guard is first seen marching up and down the gravel forecourt, before breaking into pirouettes.
Hunt To Identify Pirouetting 'Bearskin' Guardsman Who Shamed Army | Tom Sykes | September 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTColonel Sullivan turned with Uncle Ulick to the nearest window and looked out on the untidy forecourt.
The Wild Geese | Stanley John WeymanUncle Ulick shook his fist at a particularly importunate beggar who had ventured across the forecourt.
The Wild Geese | Stanley John WeymanThey drove to a modest suburb of the great ingenious town, and stopped at the forecourt of a small house.
Mugby Junction | Charles Dickens
There was no forecourt to the house; passers-by walked close to the windows; they could look in if they tried.
Name and Fame | Adeline SergeantThe sound of carriage wheels on the gravelled forecourt in the front of the house suddenly awakened her drowsy senses.
El Dorado | Baroness Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for forecourt
/ (ˈfɔːˌkɔːt) /
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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