Definition of Forecourt

1. Noun. The outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings.

Generic synonyms: Court, Courtyard

Definition of Forecourt

1. Noun. The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated. ¹

2. Noun. Any open area in front of a building. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forecourt

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forecourt

foreclosable
foreclose
forecloseable
foreclosed
foreclosee
foreclosees
forecloser
foreclosers
forecloses
foreclosing
foreclosure
foreclosures
foreconceive
foreconceived
foreconscious
forecourt (current term)
forecourts
forecrown
foredate
foredated
foredates
foredating
foredeal
foredeals
foredeck
foredecks
foredeclare
foredeem
foredele
foredesign

Literary usage of Forecourt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Study of Landscape Design by Henry Vincent Hubbard, ( (1917)
"The forecourt The walled forecourt carries out the architectural lines of the ... Like the house terrace, the forecourt may in part be included between two ..."

2. An Introduction to the Study of Landscape Design by Henry Vincent Hubbard (1917)
"The forecourt The walled forecourt carries out the architectural lines of the ... Like the house terrace, the forecourt may in part be included between two ..."

3. Early Renaissance Architecture in England: A Historical & Descriptive by John Alfred Gotch (1901)
"Much smaller than the base-court at Holdenby was the forecourt at Kenyon Peel, in Lancashire, a half-timber house with a symmetrical m front, and approached ..."

4. An Introduction to the Study of Landscape Designs by Henry Vincent Hubbard, Theodara Kimball Hubbard (1917)
"The forecourt The walled forecourt carries out the architectural lines of the ... Like the house terrace, the forecourt may in part be included between two ..."

5. Constantinople, Old and New by Harrison Griswold Dwight (1915)
"They form an achievement, to my mind, much greater than the world at large seems to realise. The easy current dictum that they are Entrance to the forecourt ..."

6. In Terror and in Silence: An Investigation Into Safety Levels and Standards ...by Adrian Hadland by Adrian Hadland (2002)
"Literature: forecourt crime and workplace violence forecourt crime is best thought of as a variation on the theme of workplace violence. ..."

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