courtyard

«courtyard» in Mova's school dictionary: An open space with no roof, surrounded by walls or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a courtyard, courtyards)

meaning for a pupil

An open space with no roof, surrounded by walls or buildings, inside a castle, house, school, inn or palace. tree →

sense 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 →
• The knights rode into the castle courtyard. tree →
• The inn's courtyard was full of carriages. tree →
• A fountain stood in the middle of the courtyard. tree →
• Toad's motor car stood in the courtyard of the inn. tree →
• Children played games in the sunny courtyard. tree →
• They stopped in a wide courtyard. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «courtyard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.