forecourt

[fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt]

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.

forecourt

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of forecourt¹

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court

Example Sentences

Passers-by wrestled the dog off her but it broke free and chased a man into a petrol station forecourt, setting upon him next.

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Mourners filled the cemetery forecourt, with many standing outside the prayer hall in the rain, listening to the service and eulogy over loudspeakers.

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The plan calls for the forecourt to become “the programmatic heart of the campus” that “serves as the entry into the renovated hospital and functions as a community porch, inviting engagement and interaction.”

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The outside forecourt has been blanketed by thousands of bare bodies in the name of art and, inside, an only slightly less naked Arnold Schwarzenegger even won a body-building title.

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Expected to come in early next year, the fuel finder project will require every forecourt to register its pump prices with a central database so people can compare prices.

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