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# courtyard

noun (a courtyard, courtyards)

«courtyard» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An open space with no roof, surrounded by walls or buildings, inside a castle, house, school, inn or palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#m1)

### In the lessons

In history and stories courtyards are inside castles and palaces; carts arrive at the inn courtyard. Many schools have a courtyard for break time or a garden. Phrases: in the courtyard, the castle courtyard.

### Examples

- We ate lunch in the school courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x1)
- The knights rode into the castle courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x2)
- The inn's courtyard was full of carriages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x3)
- A fountain stood in the middle of the courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x4)
- Toad's motor car stood in the courtyard of the inn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x5)
- Children played games in the sunny courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x6)
- They stopped in a wide courtyard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Compound of court + yard. Similar: quad (UK school or college), patio, yard.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «courtyard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/courtyard/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«courtyard» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/courtyard.html) on Mova free.