forecourt en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- Proto-Indo-European *gʰórtos Proto-Italic *hortosder.? Proto-Italic *horti- Latin cohors Latin cōrs Old French cortbor. Middle English court English court English forecourt From fore- + court.
Meanings
- (UK) The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
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(UK) Any open area in front of a building.
The first group is incised on the east wall and eastern part of the south wall of the temple forecourt. The second group is incised into the floor and paving stones of the forecourt, extending onto the pavement of the Podium.
2007, Pamela Rose, The Meroitic Temple Complex at Qasr Ibrim, volume 84, page 105:Other improvements include a new station forecourt on Love Lane, new cycle parking, improved CCTV and an additional ticket vending machine in the ticket hall.
2019 October, “New White Hart Lane station opens”, in Modern Railways, page 23:Limerick terminus has changed but little since its opening, and travellers still ascend the same flight of steps from the forecourt to enter the handsome two-storey stone building, which contains the offices and a recently-modernised refreshment room.
1958 May 14, W. J. South and L. Hyland, “Limerick as a Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 297:
- In racket sports, the front part of the court.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forecourts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
backyard · backcourt · backcourt
Coordinates
front yard · breezeway · garden · lawn · yard · courtyard · apron · curtilage · court · dooryard
Relateds
Translations (12)
fi mittarikenttä (area in front of a petrol station) · ga urlios (open area in front of a building) · de Vorhof (open area in front of a building) · fi etupiha (open area in front of a building) · fa جلوخان (open area in front of a building) · pt átrio (open area in front of a building) · de Außenbereich (area in front of a petrol station) · de Tankstellenaußenbereich (area in front of a petrol station) · es atrio (open area in front of a building) · de Vorplatz (open area in front of a building) · la vestibulum (open area in front of a building) · fr parvis (open area in front of a building)