Synonyms for courtyard
ˈkɔrtˌyɑrd, ˈkoʊrt-court·yard

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1. court, courtyardnoun

   an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

   "the house was built around an inner court"

   Synonyms:
   motor hotel, tribunal, court, royal court, courtroom, lawcourt, motor lodge, judicature, tourist court, motor inn, homage, court of justice, court of law

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1. • Area

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1. courtyardnoun

   Synonyms:
   court, quadrangle, area, cortile, yard, patio, (Sp. America)

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1. List of paraphrases for "courtyard":

   patio, yard, court, backyard, playground, schoolyard

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1. Fran Segovia:

   In the end for the children this is also a way to play. It's how they learn. Like any other child who wants to have an electric tricycle, a bicycle and go around in the courtyard of the house or in the garden, they just go around because that's how they have fun. This can give these children, who are obviously a lot more limited in their ability to drive a tricycle or a bicycle, the opportunity to be able to experience that feeling. This is also one of the project's goals - a therapeutic part but also a way for them to play. Play in a monitored way.

2. Shou Tianjiang:

   If there's anyone suspicious entering the courtyard, then they know.

3. Ralph Millsaps:

   We're extremely fortunate that the main charge didn't go off, there were 25 people in the courtyard of the wine bar and another 30 outside on the alley in front. We wouldn't be here anymore if the bomb had gone off.

4. Chris Vangellow:

   We have some wonderful farmers within our school district who have expressed an interest in getting local farm fresh ingredients on students' plates, our staff, along with their spouses, and students recently volunteered their time and labor after school and on weekends to transform our courtyard into an outdoor learning space with raised growing beds, so classes can learn about growing food.

5. Andy Hogg:

   We are careful to make sure we don't leave any fruit or food behind the counter for when the elephants come in, during the time that the wild mango fruit is in season, we get elephants in the courtyard and in reception several times a day. It generally happens from late October through mid-December.