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courtyard

[kawrt-yahrd, kohrt-]

noun

  1. a court open to the sky, especially one enclosed on all four sides.



courtyard

/ ˈɔːˌɑː /

noun

  1. an open area of ground surrounded by walls or buildings; court

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of courtyard1

First recorded in 1545–55; court + yard 2
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“The Lizard and El Sol,” staged at local parks as well as in the Playhouse courtyard, tells the charming tale of a lizard in search of the newly missing sun.

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“The Rat Race” is a nod at Carrie’s discovery that her courtyard’s garden is infested with vermin, forcing her to tear it out and start over.

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Video captured by a news helicopter showed the detainees protesting President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts in the detention center's courtyard.

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"For exactly 10 minutes, things were organised but then the crowd broke through the gate and rushed into the courtyard."

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For 19 months of war, and now under a renewed Israeli offensive, this local cameraman - who I do not name, for his safety - has listened to the anguished cries of the survivors in hospital courtyards.

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