noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ central , inner , interior , internal
▪ outer
▪ enclosed , walled
▪ open
▪ main
▪ castle , palace , school
▪
We sat on a bench in the school ~.
▪ cobbled , cobblestone ( AmE ), grassy , paved
VERB + COURTYARD
▪ face , overlook
▪
Her bedroom overlooked the ~.
▪ enclose , surround
▪
The ~ is surrounded on three sides by stables.
PREPOSITION
▪ around a/the ~
▪
The hotel is built around a central ~.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
We sat in the inner ~ of the college.