Forecourt
[fawr-kawrt, fohr-kohrt] /ˈfɔrˌkɔrt, ˈfoʊrˌkoʊrt/
noun
1.
Tennis. the part of either half of a tennis that lies between the net and the line that marks the inbounds limit of a service.
Compare (def 1).
2.
a courtyard before the entrance to a building or group of buildings.
/ˈfɔːˌkɔːt/
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
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