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n. An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining or within a building such as a large house or housing complex.

n. an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings

n. A court or inclosure attached to a house.

n. A court or an inclosure about a house or adjacent to it.

n. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

"José went off to the mules, and Bertie descended the ladder, and strolled round what they called the courtyard, looking for eggs among the rocks and in the tufts of grass growing higher up."

area   

forecourt    atrium    yard    court   

parvis    forecourt    food court    atrium    bailey    cloister   

corridor    terrace    hall    alley    porch    garden    enclosure    plaza    staircase    doorway