How do you use Forecourt in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like court or courtyard, plus the exact meaning.
Forecourt meaning
- The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
- Any open area in front of a building.
- In racket sports, the front part of the court.
Using Forecourt
- The main meaning on this page is: The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area. | Any open area in front of a building. | In racket sports, the front part of the court.
- Useful related words include: court, courtyard.
- In the example corpus, forecourt often appears in combinations such as: the forecourt, forecourt of, forecourt and.
Context around Forecourt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Forecourt
- In this selection, "forecourt" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trafford, independent, prominent, retailer, customers and trader stand out and add context to how "forecourt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a tarmac forecourt set back and across the forecourt before turning. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "forecourt" sits close to words such as alves, amerindian and andreescu, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with forecourt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
SuperValu Portstewart reaches the finals at prominent Forecourt Trader Awards. (10 words)
There’s potential to improve a lot in the forecourt,тАЭ Dhruv says. (13 words)
The Beatles stand in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace after receiving their MBE awards on Oct. 26, 1965. (18 words)
Andrew Birnie, Retail Director at Christie & Co who handled the sale, said: “Members of the Jobling family had originally built this forecourt 55 years ago, and so for Terry and Shirley, deciding to sell and retire was a big moment in their life. (43 words)
Wang, though, offered a tidy little workout, in the course of his ‘frenzied rallies’ style of play, with plenty of errors besmirching a good plan to catch Prannoy on his backhand lunge to the forecourt corner. (36 words)
Vijay, who runs the Eastgate Garage filling station in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, says his low prices will remain 'for the next few weeks' after recently making a decision that will benefit motorists who visit his forecourt. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
And a small group of supporters, mainly female, gathered at the Old Trafford forecourt to protest against the decision before Monday's Premier League opener against Wolves.
Andrew Birnie, Retail Director at Christie & Co who handled the sale, said: “Members of the Jobling family had originally built this forecourt 55 years ago, and so for Terry and Shirley, deciding to sell and retire was a big moment in their life.
Garda Darren Moulton gave evidence that the youth was seen entering the forecourt with a jerrycan whilst intoxicated, and then refusing to pay.
He eventually slowly shuffled off down the steps outside the court and staggered across the forecourt before turning left on to Lowgate, near the church, and crossing the road before disappearing out of sight.
Local prices are very often driven by the presence of supermarkets keen to compete on price or an independent forecourt retailer that is determined to offer the cheapest fuel.
MFG’s food service director, Paul Deary said: “Food to Go is becoming a growing attraction to our forecourt customers.
Officials in the President’s Secretariat said that people can witness the Change of Guard Ceremony at the forecourt every Saturday, between 8 am and 9 am.
SuperValu Portstewart reaches the finals at prominent Forecourt Trader Awards.
The Beatles stand in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace after receiving their MBE awards on Oct. 26, 1965.
The cost of a litre of standard diesel at this forecourt was 157.9p, according to prices supplied by retailers.
The forecourt in Holmer Road, which was previously run by the Co-op, closed on November 8 so that Asda could rebrand the premises.
The last few years have seen motorists across East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire hit hard in the pocket when it comes to filling up their carsPrices have skyrocketed dreading a trip to the forecourt.
The much anticipated Spar Belt Road has opened in South Londonderry, revealing a state-of-the-art shopping experience and a four-pump forecourt for the local neighbourhood.
The prices below are taken from Petrolprices.com. If a forecourt’s prices have not been updated as of October 5 it will not be listed here.
There’s potential to improve a lot in the forecourt,тАЭ Dhruv says.
They added: "The site currently comprises a vacant former NHS ambulance station comprising three separate dilapidated buildings with a tarmac forecourt set back from the Stourport Road via an access driveway.
Vijay, who runs the Eastgate Garage filling station in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, says his low prices will remain 'for the next few weeks' after recently making a decision that will benefit motorists who visit his forecourt.
Wang, though, offered a tidy little workout, in the course of his ‘frenzied rallies’ style of play, with plenty of errors besmirching a good plan to catch Prannoy on his backhand lunge to the forecourt corner.
Work on the first phase of this project which is coming up in the forecourt of the airport on the lower ground floor has commenced.
A man who stabbed his love rival to death in a “brutal” attack with a zombie-style knife at a petrol station forecourt has been jailed for life.
Common combinations with forecourt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the forecourt 35×
- forecourt of 15×
- forecourt and 5×
- this forecourt 4×
- garage forecourt 4×
- forecourt to 3×
- station forecourt 3×
- forecourt was 2×
- forecourt in 2×
- forecourt prices 2×