courtyard
noun
court·yard
ˈkȯrt-ˌyärd 
: a court or enclosure adjacent to a building (such as a house or palace)
Examples of courtyard in a Sentence
The apartment overlooks a courtyard.
a series of lunchtime concerts in the museum's open-air courtyard
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There will be live music by the 80’z All Stars in the courtyard by Barnes & Noble.
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Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
There will be live music by the 80’z All Stars in the courtyard by Barnes & Noble.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
There are also adjustable shutters fitted on skylights through which suspended glass courtyards and gardens can be seen.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
In the future, the space will host events, meetings, weddings in its spacious courtyard, and, down the road, a community kitchen downstairs that will serve as an incubator for startup food businesses.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for courtyard
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courtyard
noun
court·yard
-ˌyärd
: a court or enclosure next to a building
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