forecourt
n
1 large open area or courtyard in front of a building, esp the front of a filling station where petrol is sold (建筑物前面的)大片空地或院子(尤指汽車加油站前的加油處).
2 (in tennis, badminton, etc) part of the court between the service-line and the net (在網球、 羽毛球等球場中)前場(自發球線至球網處).