1 yard
Pronounced:
/ˈjɑɚd/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural yardsMeaning:
[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
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
—compare 2yard;
see also scotland yard