forecourt

[fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt]

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noun

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

forecourt

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noun

a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station
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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Word History and Origins

Origin of forecourt¹

First recorded in 1525–35; fore- + court

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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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Similar to the forecourt of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, brides and bridegrooms left handprints and their names and wedding dates pressed into cement.

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Today, the company says almost half of its shops are now in alternative locations such as petrol forecourts, roadsides, transport hubs, retail parks, supermarkets, universities and hospitals.

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Another 20-year-old man was chased across a garage forecourt before the dog attacked him.

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Throngs of people have packed the harbourside forecourt, where the royal couple are due to visit on Tuesday afternoon.

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forecourse foredate

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