courtyard

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

court·yard [courtyard courtyards] BrE [ˈkɔːtjɑːd] NAmE [ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd] (also court) noun
an open space that is partly or completely surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc
•the central/inner courtyard
See also: ↑court

Thesaurus:
courtyard noun C
•The windows look down into a small courtyard.
court • • quad • • square • • compound • • cloister • |BrE yard • |formal quadrangle • • precinct •
in the courtyard/court/quad/square/compound/cloister/yard/quadrangle/… precincts
across the courtyard/court/quad/square/compound/yard/quadrangle
the central/main courtyard/square/yard/quadrangle

Example Bank:
•Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.
•The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.
•The hotel is built around a central courtyard.
•We sat in the inner courtyard of the college.
•We sat on a bench in the school courtyard.
•The entrance leads through an arch and into a cobbled inner courtyard.
•The windows on this side of the house look down onto a small courtyard.