forecourt

American  

[fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt] / ˈfɔrˌkɔrt, ˈfoʊrˌkoʊrt /

noun

1. Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis court that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service.

2. a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings.

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forecourt British  

/ ˈfɔːˌkɔːt /

noun

1. a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station

2. Also called: front court.  the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net

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Etymology

Origin of forecourt

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court

Example Sentences

When lorry driver Rod Quaite pulled up to the forecourt of a supermarket to fill up with diesel last weekend he found it had run out.

From BBC

"No one's benefiting here," says Goran Raven - looking around the forecourt.

From BBC

She added that the government last month launched a scheme to provide motorists with real‑time data on forecourt prices, which would help them "shop around".

From BBC

Bangkok swiftly announced an exemption for Laos, easing the panic-buying, and by Wednesday morning the lines of cars and motorbikes had disappeared from forecourts in Vientiane.

From Barron's

That would be a change to the general trajectory of fuel prices, which have been falling on UK forecourts over the past few weeks.

From BBC