English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
forecourt — ► NOUN 1) an open area in front of a large building or petrol station. 2) Tennis the part of the court between the service line and the net … English terms dictionary
Forecourt — In architecture a forecourt is an open area in front of a structure s entrance.In archaeology, forecourt is the name given to the area in front of certain types of chamber tomb. They were likely the venue of ritual practices connected with the… … Wikipedia
forecourt — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)kɔː(r)t[/t]] forecourts N COUNT: oft N of n, n N The forecourt of a large building or petrol station is the open area at the front of it. [mainly BRIT] I locked the bike in the forecourt of the Kirey Hotel... A police patrol car was… … English dictionary
forecourt — UK [ˈfɔː(r)ˌkɔː(r)t] / US [ˈfɔrˌkɔrt] noun [countable] Word forms forecourt : singular forecourt plural forecourts an open area in front of a large building or petrol station … English dictionary
forecourt — noun Forecourt is used after these nouns: ↑garage, ↑station … Collocations dictionary
forecourt — noun Date: 1535 1. an open court in front of a building 2. the area near the net in a court game … New Collegiate Dictionary
forecourt — /fawr kawrt , fohr kohrt /, n. 1. Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service. Cf. backcourt (def. 1). 2. a courtyard before the entrance to a building or… … Universalium
forecourt — noun a) The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated. b) Any open area in front of a building … Wiktionary
forecourt — fore|court [ˈfo:ko:t US ˈfo:rko:rt] n BrE a large open area in front of a building such as a garage or hotel … Dictionary of contemporary English
forecourt — fore|court [ fɔr,kɔrt ] noun count an open area in front of a large building or gas station … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
