English noun: courtyard | |||
1. | courtyard (artifact) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | ||
Samples | The house was built around an inner court. | ||
Synonyms | court | ||
Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | atrium, bailey, cloister, food court, forecourt, parvis | ||
Part meronym | building, edifice | ||