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forecourt
[ fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt ]
noun
- 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. Compare backcourt ( def 1 ).
- a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings.
forecourt
/ 藞蹿蓴藧藢办蓴藧迟 /
noun
- a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station
- Also calledfront court the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of forecourt1
Example Sentences
Similar to the forecourt of Grauman鈥檚 Chinese Theater, brides and bridegrooms left handprints and their names and wedding dates pressed into cement.
Today, the company says almost half of its shops are now in alternative locations such as petrol forecourts, roadsides, transport hubs, retail parks, supermarkets, universities and hospitals.
Another 20-year-old man was chased across a garage forecourt before the dog attacked him.
Throngs of people have packed the harbourside forecourt, where the royal couple are due to visit on Tuesday afternoon.
Asda disputed the findings, saying they covered its whole estate, including convenience shops, and that it still had the best prices at supermarket forecourts.
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