forecourt
Noun
Meaning
the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
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It was death to be in their way and seven French battlions were now in death's forecourt.
A Christian basilica of the 4th or 5th century stood behind its entirely enclosed forecourt ringed with a colonnade or arcade, like the stoa or peristyle that was its ancestor or like the cloister that was its descendant.
Could tonight's jackpot of £11million see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt when restrictions allow?
Could tonight's jackpot of £3.8million see you handing in your notice, jetting off to the Bahamas or driving a new Porsche off a garage forecourt when restrictions allow?
Drives and pushes may be played from the midcourt or forecourt, and are most often used in doubles: they are an attempt to regain the attack, rather than choosing to lift the shuttlecock and defend against smashes.
Collecting from the wider world (1850–75) The opening of the forecourt in 1852 marked the completion of Robert Smirke 's 1823 plan, but already adjustments were having to be made to cope with the unforeseen growth of the collections.