Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An enclosed yard for tilting contests.

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  • noun Alternative form of tilt-yard.

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Examples

  • The orchard at Greenwich ran parallel to the tiltyard with the great garden beyond, flanking the road that ran between Rochester and London.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • The orchard at Greenwich ran parallel to the tiltyard with the great garden beyond, flanking the road that ran between Rochester and London.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Included in grounds that encompassed more than twenty acres were gardens and orchards, a bowling green, a cockpit, four tennis plays, and a tiltyard.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Included in grounds that encompassed more than twenty acres were gardens and orchards, a bowling green, a cockpit, four tennis plays, and a tiltyard.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • “Will Parr wants you, Bess,” Kate said, “and I saw the way you watched him at the tiltyard.”

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • The orchard at Greenwich ran parallel to the tiltyard with the great garden beyond, flanking the road that ran between Rochester and London.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • Included in grounds that encompassed more than twenty acres were gardens and orchards, a bowling green, a cockpit, four tennis plays, and a tiltyard.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • The orchard at Greenwich ran parallel to the tiltyard with the great garden beyond, flanking the road that ran between Rochester and London.

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • “Will Parr wants you, Bess,” Kate said, “and I saw the way you watched him at the tiltyard.”

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

  • “Will Parr wants you, Bess,” Kate said, “and I saw the way you watched him at the tiltyard.”

    Secrets of the Tudor Court Kate Emerson 2010

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