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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Time is frozen on the face of the antique clocks positioned in the courtyards.
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The building includes a common roof deck and courtyard garden.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Made up of six squat brick buildings separated by grassy courtyards on Dallas Street, the Edge of Lowry is a short walk south of East Colfax Avenue.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjacent to the new conservatory is a new bonsai courtyard that will feature a rotating selection of 50 to 60 bonsai, many of which come from the dozens recently donated by the Kennett Collection, the largest outside Asia.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The building includes a common roof deck and courtyard garden.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
Made up of six squat brick buildings separated by grassy courtyards on Dallas Street, the Edge of Lowry is a short walk south of East Colfax Avenue.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
Adjacent to the new conservatory is a new bonsai courtyard that will feature a rotating selection of 50 to 60 bonsai, many of which come from the dozens recently donated by the Kennett Collection, the largest outside Asia.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Courtyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courtyard. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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