Courtyard vs Foyer - What's the difference?
courtyard | foyer |
an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings
A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
(UK) A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.
As nouns the difference between courtyard and foyer
is that courtyard is an area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings while foyer is a lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.courtyard
English
(wikipedia courtyard)Noun
(en noun)- She sat in the courtyard , enjoying the garden.
See also
* atrium * forecourt * court * yardfoyer
English
Noun
(en noun)- We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the the play to start.