forecourt

Definition of Forecourt in English :

1. forecourt

the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forecourt

noun

1.

a courtyard in front of a building, as one in a filling station

2. Also called: front court

the front section of the court in tennis, badminton, etc, esp the area between the service line and the net

noun

1.

a court at the front of a building

2. US, Basketball

the half of the court which contains the basket toward which the ball is shot in attempting to score

3. Tennis and Badminton Etc

the part of the court nearest the net

n.

1. A courtyard in front of a building.

2. Sports The part of a court nearest the net or wall, as in tennis or handball.