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How to pronounce yards

IPA transcription: ['jɑɹdz]

Hear “yards” pronounced

['jɑɹdz]

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['jɑɹdz]

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['jɑɹdz]

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Noun

  • a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

    Synonyms: yardpace

  • the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

    Synonyms: thousandone thousandmkggrandthouyard

  • the enclosed land around a house or other building

    “it was a small house with almost no yard”

    Synonyms: yardgrounds

  • 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”

    Synonyms: yard

  • a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

    Synonyms: cubic yardyard

  • a tract of land where logs are accumulated

    Synonyms: yard

  • an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

    Synonyms: yardrailway yard

  • a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

    Synonyms: yard

  • an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

    Synonyms: yard

Usage examples

  • The property became one of the major shipyards of the west coast.
  • It had a diameter of about thirty yards.
  • Fifty yards ahead of her were the first of the rocks.
  • It is surrounded by vineyards and serves as the city's symbol.
  • It had a diameter of about thirty yards.
  • Dozens of them hit a bulk gasoline storage tank a few hundred yards away.
  • Dillingham was a former president of the Stockyards.
  • It had a diameter of about thirty yards.
  • It had a diameter of about thirty yards.
  • The first firm to use the Dutch auction was Todd Shipyards.