noun (n)

• usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  terrace
  

  source: wordnet30
• A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect intermixture and amalgamation.(noun)

  source: webster1913
• In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the sky.(noun)

  source: webster1913