forecourt

forecourt
/fawr"kawrt', fohr"kohrt'/, n.
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. Cf. backcourt (def. 1).
2. a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings.
[1525-35; FORE- + COURT]

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