courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
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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.
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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
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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
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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