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tiltyard

American  
[tilt-yahrd] / ˈtɪltˌjɑrd /

noun

  1. a courtyard or other area for tilting.


tiltyard British  
/ ˈtɪltˌjɑːd /

noun

  1. (formerly) an enclosed area for tilting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of tiltyard

First recorded in 1520–30; tilt 1 + yard 2

Example Sentences

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Regular participants fondly talk about years gone by with Buddhist monks and alphorns in the tiltyard.

From New York Times Sep. 1, 2016

Nor did the exercises of the tiltyard end at this stage.

From The Boy Crusaders A Story of the Days of Louis IX. by John G. (John George) Edgar

She had gone out into the tiltyard and had tilted with him, and he had been the victor.

From Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

The ambassador found Henry in the tiltyard all amiability.

From The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History by Martin Andrew Sharp Hume

"Well, my boy," said the King, when the Crown Prince entered the Royal Parlour after his private lessons in the Palace tiltyard.

From In Brief Authority by F. Anstey

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