courtyard

courtyard
noun
ADJECTIVE
central, inner, interior, internal
outer
enclosed, walled
open
main
castle, palace, school

We sat on a bench in the school courtyard.

cobbled, cobblestone (AmE), grassy, paved
VERB + COURTYARD
face, overlook

Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.

enclose, surround

The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.

PREPOSITION
around a/the courtyard

The hotel is built around a central courtyard.

in a/the courtyard

We sat in the inner courtyard of the college.


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