food court
Americannoun
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food courts
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of food court
First recorded in 1980–85
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The beverage giant has also lost other big accounts of late, including Marriott hotels and the Costco food court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A video, external of the incident shows the elderly man patting the child on the head as he walked past her table at a food court in a shopping centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
There’s an actual food competition to snag a vending spot at the weekly Wat Thai Buddhist temple food court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
Seek out longstanding institutions like Tunday Kababi, Raheem’s Kulcha Nihari and Ram Asrey, but also explore newer restaurants in the Hazratganj district and the recently opened Food Valley, the country’s largest outdoor food court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 20, 2025
I’m still wearing my post-Phil conversation smile as I film the park before I head back to the deserted food court.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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