station forecourt

Frequency: 6.07.2 per million words

The open area in front of a train station, or a petrol station (esp. BrE).

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Examples (20)

  • 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.