noun
definition
An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
example
She sat in the courtyard, enjoying the garden.
Examples of courtyards in a Sentence
This includes courtyards, iron gates, stucco, and desert landscaping.
Deidre walked into one of four courtyards she'd discovered roaming the day before.
They were in the form of great courtyards surrounded by colonnades and chambers.
The custom of dwelling, for part of the day at least, in booths, is still kept up by orthodox Jews, who have temporary huts covered with branches erected in their courtyards, and those who are not in possession of a house with a backyard often go to pathetic extremes in order to fulfil the law by making holes in roofs, across which branches are placed.
Stone is versatile enough to also be used outdoors for courtyards, patios, porches, pool surrounds, driveways, and walkways.
I wandered the snaking stone streets up to the castle and into palace courtyards, including that of Francisco de Orellana.
The only relics of classical antiquity are the numerous inscribed altars and bases of statues, as well as architectural fragments, which are found scattered in the courtyards and gardens of the houses in the extensive suburbs which now surround the town, the whole of which were comprised within the limits of the ancient city.
A little to the south-west of the cathedral is the Hofburg, or imperial palace, a huge complex of buildings of various epochs and in various styles, enclosing several courtyards.
Many of the palaces have fine pillared courtyards of the baroque period, some of which are the work of Guarini.
The main part of the town and the bazaars are crowded alongside the stream, while suburbs with scattered houses among orchards and gardens extend up two tributary streams. The houses are massive and well built of a soft volcanic tufa, and with their courtyards and gardens climbing up the hillsides afford a striking picture.
Nearly all the European garden flowers, even the rarer ones, can now be seen not only in the parks and gardens of the rich and well-to-do but in many unpretentious courtyards with only a few square yards of surface.
Behind the market square and the main street lie a labyrinth of narrow streets interconnected by covered courtyards and alleys, with extensive warehouses and cellars.
It was otherwise empty, and he.d escaped for a break from the death burning in the courtyards and any interaction with others, especially a certain mortal who.d managed to reopen an old wound.
Heavily influenced by Cuba's Spanish colonial past, the architecture features pretty inner courtyards and tiled walls.
Classically Fulham, this place is all starched linen tablecloths, pretty outdoor courtyards and sparkly glassware.
He also conveys the harmony and completeness of much of the existing townscape with its intricate pattern of winding alleys and hidden courtyards.
Its houses are of the usual central American type, constructed of adobe, rarely more than one storey high, and surrounded by courtyards with ornamental gateways.
The scale of social precedence as recognized by native public opinion is concisely reviewed (ib.) as revealing itself" in the facts that particular castes are supposed to be modern representatives of one or other of the original castes of the theoretical Hindu system; that Brahmans will take water from certain castes; that Brahmans of high standing will serve particular castes; that certain castes, though not served by the best Brahmans, have nevertheless got Brahmans of their own whose rank varies according to circumstances; that certain castes are not served by Brahmans at all but have priests of their own; that the status of certain castes has been raised by their taking to infant-marriage or abandoning the remarriage of widows; that the status of others has been modified by their pursuing some occupations in a special or peculiar way; that some can claim the services of the village barber, the village palanquin-bearer, the village midwife, &c., while others cannot; that some castes may not enter the courtyards of certain temples; that some castes are subject to special taboos, such as that they must not use the village well, or may draw water only with their own vessels, that they must live outside the village or in a separate quarter, that they must leave the road on the approach of a highcaste man and must call out to give warning of their approach."
Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus Latifolius) - One of the hardiest and most easily cultivated of plants, thriving almost anywhere, even in courtyards amongst Flags.
The stunning tropical courtyards are an idyllic retreat in the midst of the city.
Of Nuraghe Lugheras near Paulilatino, or the Nuraghe de S'Orcu near Domusnovas, the entrance may be protected by a regular system of courtyards and subsidiary nuraghi.