courtyard
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
Example
“She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden.”
A kind of
- area
Kinds of courtyard
- atrium
- cloister
- food court
Related words
- courtyarded
- courtyardful
- courtyardlike
- courtyardy
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “courtyard” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.