forecourtn.
/ˈfɔːkɔːt/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌkɔrt/ The court or enclosed space in front of a building, the first or outer court. spec. the petrol-dispensing part of a filling-station.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > fore-court
vestiary1382
fore-yard1420
forecourt1535
vestibule1623
foregartha1642
antecourt1659
vestibulum1662
frontstead1688
frontcourt1749
paepae1919
society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > service station > parts of
petrol pump1905
gas pump1911
bowser1921
lubritorium1930
pump island1932
petrol bowser1942
forecourt1958
pump1972
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. x. 5 The sounde of the Cherubins wynges was herde in to the forecourte.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1668 (1955) III. 512 A slip of ground..to enlarge my fore Court.
1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xv. 213 Waverley repaired to the fore-court, as it was called. View more context for this quotation
1865 E. Meteyard Life J. Wedgwood I. 252 The ivy-clad cottage, with its forecourt or garden standing to the front, the kilns and sheds behind.
1884 C. Marvin Central Asia 28 Through the crowded forecourt and bazaar.
1958 Motor 24 Sept. 239 Most motorists patronize a particular garage when they are on their home ground, having found that the forecourt service is efficient and..reflects good workmanship in the premises behind.
1961 Oxf. Mail 4 Oct. 2/5 Girl or boy to train as forecourt attendant.
1969 Guardian 11 Aug. 5/6 Stamps are ‘paid’ for on the forecourt by artificially high prices.
Draft additions 1993
b. The front part of a court used for sports and games, esp. the area of a lawn tennis court between the service-line and the net. U.S.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > [noun] > area for play > specific part
left1877
sidelines1894
forecourt1921
1921 W. T. Tilden Art of Lawn Tennis vi. 65 The dangerous man is the player who mixes his style from back to fore court at the direction of an ever-alert mind.
1923 W. T. Tilden Singles & Doubles x. 159 The national singles championship of 1922 showed the growth of the forecourt style.
1977 Washington Post 30 June e4/1 Tom (Satch) Sanders,..a 13-year veteran of the Boston Celtic forecourt.
1980 Washington Post 4 Jan. c1/6 One net-rusher against another similarly inclined to reach the forecourt.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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