forecourt
noun
fore·court
ˈfȯr-ˌkȯrt 
1
: an open court in front of a building
2
: the area near the net in a court game
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Macron and French First Lady Brigitte Macron are expected to arrive on the cathedral's forecourt, followed by heads of state and dignitaries.
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NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was to be followed by a concert in the church’s forecourt dedicated to the firefighters who saved the church and the workers who helped rebuild it.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Inclement weather forced organizers to move the beginning of the service, which was supposed to take place on the redesigned forecourt in front of the cathedral, inside, where it was sheltered from the rain and the howls of nearly 40 mile-per-hour winds whipping against the building’s exterior.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The cathedral has been so central to France that its forecourt is ground zero from which all distances in the nation are measured.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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NBC News, 7 Dec. 2024
The ceremony was to be followed by a concert in the church’s forecourt dedicated to the firefighters who saved the church and the workers who helped rebuild it.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
Inclement weather forced organizers to move the beginning of the service, which was supposed to take place on the redesigned forecourt in front of the cathedral, inside, where it was sheltered from the rain and the howls of nearly 40 mile-per-hour winds whipping against the building’s exterior.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
The cathedral has been so central to France that its forecourt is ground zero from which all distances in the nation are measured.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Forecourt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forecourt. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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