station forecourt
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The open area in front of a train station, or a petrol station (esp. BrE).
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- We met on the station forecourt before the early train.
- The car was parked on the petrol station forecourt.
- Taxis were queuing along the station forecourt after the concert.
- The station forecourt was bustling with commuters during rush hour.
- A busker was playing violin in the station forecourt as commuters hurried past.
- He waited nervously for her on the train station forecourt.
- Please wait for me at the station forecourt by the main entrance.
- A small coffee stand has been set up on the station forecourt.
- The station forecourt has been redesigned to improve pedestrian safety.
- Please ensure your vehicle is not blocking the station forecourt access.
- Police cordoned off the station forecourt during the security drill.
- Security personnel regularly patrol the bus station forecourt.
- Vendors have set up stalls across the station forecourt for the holiday market.
- The delivery truck pulled onto the station forecourt to unload its goods.
- I’d arranged to be picked up on the station forecourt, but the road was closed.
- Children were playing on the empty station forecourt after closing hours.
- If it rains, we’ll take shelter on the station forecourt under the canopy.
- They decided to meet right at the edge of the station forecourt.
- At dawn, the station forecourt lay silent, slick with overnight rain.
- New electric charging points are being installed on the station forecourt.