We sat on a bench in the school courtyard.
Her bedroom overlooked the courtyard.
The courtyard is surrounded on three sides by stables.
The hotel is built around a central courtyard.
We sat in the inner courtyard of the college.
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова.1995.
внутренний двор (замка, колледжа и т. п.)
• A yard wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings