COURTYARD

court, courtyard

(noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; “the house was built around an inner court”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

courtyard (plural courtyards)

An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

Source: Wiktionary


Court"yard (krt"yrd`), n.

Definition: A court or inclosure attached to a house.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

5 February 2025

CARE

(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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