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Plural of courtyard

regular plural

The plural of courtyard is courtyards.

Forms of courtyard

Singularcourtyard /ˈkɔɹt.jɑɹd/
Pluralcourtyards
Countablecountable

Courtyards in a sentence

  • The outdoor setting around the lily ponds in the twin courtyards of the Enid A.2007 October 19, Paula Deitz, “In Autumn, a Garden Lover’s Thoughts Turn to Kiku”, in New York Times. From the entry opulent
  • 'I spent my childhood in those old hutong courtyards.2006, Colin Thubron, “The Capital”, in Shadow of the Silk Road, London: Chatto & Windus, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry hutong
  • The position of all bouleuteria and many odeia is determined by the location of other associated public facilities, especially agoras and other peristyle courtyards.2016, John McK[esson] Camp II, “Bouleuteria and Odeia”, in Margaret Melanie Miles, editor, A Companion to Greek Architecture, Wiley…. From the entry odeion
  • Cisterns (bôr, bō'r), mentioned frequently in the Bible, are artificial reservoirs, usually cut into bedrock, for collecting and conserving rain runoff from roofs and courtyards.2001, Philip J. King, Lawrence E. Stager, chapter 3, in Life in Biblical Israel, →ISBN, page 126. From the entry cistern
  • After crossing several inner courtyards, he was met by the Urz Begee, or Master of Ceremonies, who led him into the royal presence.1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 49. From the entry urz begee

Meaning of courtyard

  1. noun An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.

Full definition of courtyard

Questions about the plural of courtyard

What is the plural of courtyard?
The plural of courtyard is courtyards.
Is courtyard countable?
Courtyard is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: courtyard (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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