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curtilage

noun

Definition of curtilage

as in yard

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Recent Examples of curtilage Trees and walking paths delineate the curtilage with typical Japanese elegance. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 The curtilage includes native sandstone boulder walls and a simple landscape of native and adaptive plants that enhance and preserve the woodland habitat. — Mark David, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2023 In legal parlance, curtilage refers to land attached to a house, like a yard or garden. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 Dec. 2019 The Supreme Court long has recognized that privacy interests are heightened within the home, with precedents that limit police intrusions not only into structures but also the immediately surrounding property, known as the curtilage. — Jess Bravin, WSJ, 29 May 2018

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Noun

Watts was in thick rough off the tee and had 130 yards left for his third shot.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
Hejny accounted for 253 total yards and threw five touchdowns in a double-digit win over Wyoming.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of yard

Noun

Gnocchi is on a flea prevention plan, Zephyr wears an air tag and Nill’s pram gives Lana and Steve a safe enclosure.

— Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
On the day the plan was presented, the commission first had to review schematics for a new mesh enclosure for an Arabian-leopard habitat at the National Zoo.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of enclosure

Noun

The rooms Nestled on 20 acres of private woodlands, the eight-room inn carries a timeless elegance, with design features like stone patios, hidden gardens, and exposed 18th-century beams cutting through various rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The barroom gives way to the Boom Boom room (for bands), which leads to the patio, all designed for mobs of undergrads who want cheap drinks and a place to hang.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of patio

Noun

Each of those quadrangles of land can produce 7 million pounds of corn or 2 million pounds of soybeans in a summer.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
The students are lined up in their hundreds− across the student center mezzanine, down the stairs and out into the hot Florida Spring of the quadrangle.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of quadrangle

Noun

But Zverev prefers to play on Arthur Ashe Stadium above all else, even the option of an earlier start time on another court.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The court also ordered Secretary of State Denny Hoskins to place a referendum on the November ballot asking voters whether to approve HB 1.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of court

Noun

Below that on a weekly close and the buyers who showed up for that earnings move have left the building.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Weekend meteorologist Molly Bernard, WISN-TV (Channel 12) Molly Bernard announced at the beginning of July that her time with WISN was coming to a close.

— Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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