central courtyard

collocation in English

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central
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.trəl/us
/ˈsen.trəl/
in, at, from, or near the centre or most important part ...
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courtyard
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɔːt.jɑːd/us
/ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
an area of flat ground outside that is partly or completely surrounded by the walls of ...
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(Definition ofcentralandcourtyardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The primary elements that are proposed are three; thecentralcourtyard, the dwellings arranged around the court and the parking garages.
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The design of the book stack is structurally integrated with floor and fenestration design; even the aisle surrounding thecentralcourtyardis a part of this structural system.
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There is also acentralcourtyardwhich is a total waste of space.
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It was roofed and its floors were of concrete, although acentralcourtyardwas of earth wet after the rains.
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Second, thecentralcourtyardshould be cleared of cars.
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Intended as a prison, it had eight cells and a jailer's residence, all of which opened onto acentralcourtyard.
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The most common layout of these groups is that of four buildings completely enclosing acentralcourtyard.
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The house measures 125.7 feet by 159 feet, and is built around acentralcourtyard.
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The marble pavedcentralcourtyardwas added between 1009 and 1010.
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The bead factory, which performs a very important economic function, possesses acentralcourtyardand eleven rooms, a store and a guardhouse.
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The distinctive galleried arcading around thecentralcourtyarddates from this period.
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The main building was in the shape of a square around acentralcourtyard.
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The buildings were completed in 1962 and are a complex of buildings set in a square with acentralcourtyard.
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It is a square enclosure measuring approximately 30m ft per side with acentralcourtyard.
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The rest of the school is located around thecentralcourtyardarea.
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The original court includes three buildings containing five residential units surrounding acentralcourtyard.
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The main house was built in 1922 and is a large, rambling two story structure with multiple wings that wrap around acentralcourtyard.
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In the middle of each side is an arched portal leading into thecentralcourtyard, and its north side includes a 548 ft clock tower.
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It is organized around a squarecentralcourtyardand two smaller rectangular courtyards, which are located to the sides.
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The main entrance gives onto a hall which leads through a second entrance to acentralcourtyard, or atrium.
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