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forecourt

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forecourt
Sport the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc., esp the area between the service line and the net
forecourt
A court forming an entrance plaza for a single building or several buildings in a group.
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Nothing could be more noble in appearance than the central forecourt raised upon the flight of steps, like a king upon his throne, having around it four pavilions at the angles, the immense Ionic columns of which rose majestically to the whole height of the building.
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
That might be, but it was certain young Martin had not been blown half across the forecourt of a Patiala palace by an explosion of fireworks; nor had he.
Kim by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Accordingly I spent the late hours either on the water(the moonlight of Venice is famous), or in the splendid square which serves as a vast forecourt to the strange old basilica of Saint Mark.
The Aspern Papers by James, Henry View in context
 
 
 
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