forecourt

[ fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt ]

noun
  1. 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).

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

Origin of forecourt

1
First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court

Words Nearby forecourt

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How to use forecourt in a sentence

  • 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 Sergeant
  • The 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

forecourt

/ (ˈfɔːˌkɔːt) /


noun
  1. a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station

  2. 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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