Forecourt

n. section of a court closest to the net (Sports); outside entry area, courtyard

In architecture a forecourt is an open area in front of a structure's entrance.In archaeology, forecourt is the name given to the area in front of certain types of chamber tomb. They were likely the venue of ritual practices connected with the burial and commemoration of the dead in the past societies that built these types of tombs.In European megalithic architecture, forecourts are curved in plan with the entrance to the tomb at the apex of the open semi-circle enclosure that the forecourt creates. The sides were built up by either large upright stones or walls of smaller stones laid atop one another.
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Noun
1. the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings
(hypernym) court, courtyard

forecourt /'fɔ:kɔ:t/
danh từ sân ngoài, sân trước (thể dục,thể thao) sàn trên (gần lưới) (quần vợt)
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CORTE ESTERNA. CORTILE ANTERIORE. ZONA DI BATTUTA