1yard 
/ˈjɑɚd/ noun
plural yards /ˈjɑɚd/ noun [count] 1 US : an outdoor area that is next to a house and is usually covered by grass
▪ Children were playing out in the yard. [=(Brit) garden] ▪ a tree in the back/front yard 2 : the land around a building
▪ the prison yard [=grounds] — see also schoolyard 3 : an area with buildings and equipment that is used for a particular activity
▪ a rail yard [=a place where railroad cars are kept and repaired] — see also barnyard, farmyard, junkyard, lumberyard, scrapyard, shipyard, stockyard
▪ Children were playing out in the yard. [=(Brit) garden] ▪ a tree in the back/front yard
▪ the prison yard [=grounds] — see also schoolyard
▪ a rail yard [=a place where railroad cars are kept and repaired] — see also barnyard, farmyard, junkyard, lumberyard, scrapyard, shipyard, stockyard
— compare 2yard;
see also scotland yard
