Synonyms and antonyms of Areas around buildings in British Thesaurus

alley (noun)

a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings

alleyway (noun)

an alley

arcade (noun)

a covered passage at the side of a building

back (noun)

an outside area behind a house or other building

backyard (noun)

British an area behind a house covered with a hard brick or stone surface

backyard (noun)

South African the area behind a house, often used to construct a small simple building for people to live in

blind alley (noun)

a narrow path between or behind buildings, that is closed at one end

boma (noun)

South African an area surrounded by a fence and sometimes covered with a dry grass roof, used for outdoor meals and parties

campus (noun)

education an area of land containing all the main buildings of a university

campus (noun)

an area of land containing all the main buildings of a large company or organization

car park (noun)

British an area or a building where people can leave their cars for a short time

cloister (noun)

a covered path around an open area in the centre of a large building such as a cathedral or monastery

close (noun)

British the area around a cathedral including the buildings belonging to it

court (noun)

a courtyard

courtyard (noun)

a square area that is surrounded by buildings or walls

deck (noun)

mainly American a wooden floor that is built onto the outside of the back of a house. The usual British word is decking.

decking (noun)

a wooden floor that is built outside a house or in a garden

driveway (noun)

mainly American a drive in front of someone’s house

estate (noun)

a very large area of land that belongs to one person, usually with a very big house on it

forecourt (noun)

an open area in front of a large building or petrol station

front (noun)

the area outside the part of a building that faces forwards

frontage (noun)

the area in front of something such as a building or street

garden (noun)

British an area of land next to a house that belongs to the house, usually with grass and plants growing in it. The American word is yard

garden (noun)

a section of an area of land next to or near a house that is used for growing flowers or vegetables

land (noun)

an area that someone owns, often including the buildings on it. You can also refer to someone’s lands, and this has the same meaning

manor (noun)

an area of land containing a manor

park (noun)

an enclosed area of grass and trees surrounding a large country house

patio (noun)

a flat area covered with stone, brick etc at the back of a house, where people can sit outside

peristyle (noun)

in architecture, a line of columns that surrounds an outdoor space such as a garden inside a building, or the space surrounded by these columns

porch (noun)

American a veranda

precincts (noun)

British the area around an important building, especially a college or cathedral

quadrangle (noun)

a square area in a school or university surrounded on all sides by buildings

situation (noun)

the kind of area that surrounds a place, used especially by people who sell houses or property. A more usual word is location

square (noun)

an open area of land in the shape of a square, usually with buildings around it. ‘Square’ is often used in the names of roads and can be written Sq

stoep (noun)

South African a veranda or series of wooden steps leading up to a house

stoop (noun)

American a raised area outside the front door of a house

sun deck (noun)

mainly American a wooden structure around a house where you can sit and enjoy the sun

terrace (noun)

a flat area outside a house, restaurant, hotel etc, used for sitting and eating meals

veranda (noun)

a covered area along the outside of a house, often enclosed by a low wall

walkway (noun)

a path that has been built for people to walk along, especially one that is above ground level and connects two buildings

wind tunnel (noun)

a narrow place surrounded by high buildings where there is always a lot of wind

yard (noun)

an enclosed area around a large building where people can do activities outside

yard (noun)

a large open area used for a particular purpose

yard (noun)

British an area without grass at the back of a small house

yard (noun)

American a garden around a house