American English pronunciation
How to pronounce yard
IPA transcription: ['jɑɹd]
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Noun
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a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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the enclosed land around a house or other building
“it was a small house with almost no yard”
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a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
“they opened a repair yard on the edge of town”
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a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
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a tract of land where logs are accumulated
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an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
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a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
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an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
Usage examples
- They were buried in the Kilmaurs churchyard in an unmarked grave.
- The property became one of the major shipyards of the west coast.
- We must evacuate the courtyard.
- They were kissing in the backyard.
- However, Scotland Yard found that Jasper had "no criminal case to answer".
- The junk yard had a mouldy smell.
- A courtyard was also introduced, separating the residence from the studio space.
- It had a diameter of about thirty yards.
- Many soldiers of world war two have never been buried on a grave yard.
- Fifty yards ahead of her were the first of the rocks.