outer courtyard

collocation in English

meaningsofouterandcourtyard

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outer
adjective[before noun]
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/ˈaʊ.tər/us
/ˈaʊ.t̬ɚ/
at a greater distance from ...
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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 ofouterandcourtyardfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A wooden bridge over the moat connected the house to a largeoutercourtyardwhere there were extensive outbuildings.
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Beyond the wall is a lower outer wall, enclosing a broadoutercourtyard.
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It has a double courtyard plan, theoutercourtyardbeing entered on the west side through a large gatehouse.
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The exterior andoutercourtyardwere quite plain, but the inner courtyard was decorated with breathtaking stucco panels moulded in high relief.
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Theoutercourtyard(called more properly the barmkin) was completed and ancillary buildings (stables, bakehouses, brewhouses, smithy, etc.) built against the barmkin wall.
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The chapel was located in theoutercourtyardof the castle hill.
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The firstoutercourtyardprotected the main castle and also included the stables, the brewery and the bakery.
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The temple complex has two "prakarams" (outercourtyard) and a two-tiered "rajagopuram" (gateway tower).
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Vedaranyeswarar temple complex has three "prakarams" (outercourtyard) and a five-tiered "rajagopuram" (gateway tower).
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Evidence of a largeroutercourtyardmeasuring approximately 60 metres square to the north and east remains.
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But the pilgrim rush each day doesn't allow to beyond the first "prakaram" (outercourtyard).
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It lies to the west of theoutercourtyard, and was originally entered from doors in the south-west and north-east corners.
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Buildings of differing dates stand on the north and south sides of theoutercourtyard.
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This cathedral is notable in that theoutercourtyardoverlooking the port is a memorial to all those who died at sea.
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The "prakaram" (outercourtyard) has 108 bull faces through which water is poured.
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Thanthoneeswarar temple complex has a single "prakaram" (outercourtyard) and a two-tiered "vimana" (tower over the sanctum).
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A part of the impatient crowd started to enter theoutercourtyardof the fortress after a small group broke the chains securing the drawbridge.
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In the early afternoon, the crowd broke into the undefendedoutercourtyardand the chains on the drawbridge to the inner courtyard were cut.
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Anoutercourtyardwas attached to the main gate which possibly contained stabling as well as adding an extra layer of defence to the castle.
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A wall surrounded the entire complex except toward the south which formed theoutercourtyard.
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