food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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However, Costco offers poutine (french fries topped with gravy and cheese curds) at its Canadian food courts.
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Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
There will be a food court next to Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N546 Washington Ave.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Chatter floated through the aisles, children ran ahead of their parents to the indoor playground and lines stretched out from the food court.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Too many rodent droppings, too little cleanliness and too much food that qualified as garbage led to the shutdown of a mall food court staple last week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
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Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2025
There will be a food court next to Cedarburg Cultural Center, W62 N546 Washington Ave.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Chatter floated through the aisles, children ran ahead of their parents to the indoor playground and lines stretched out from the food court.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Too many rodent droppings, too little cleanliness and too much food that qualified as garbage led to the shutdown of a mall food court staple last week.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for food court
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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