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- Dictionaryyard/jɑːd/
noun
- 1. a piece of uncultivated ground adjoining a building, typically one enclosed by walls or other buildings: British "tiny houses with the lavatory in the yard"
- 2. an area of land used for a particular purpose or business: "a builder's yard" Similar
verb
- 1. store or transport (wood) in or to a timber yard: North American "he is the last logger to be using a sled for yarding logs"
- 2. put (farm animals) into an enclosure: "sheep should be yarded even in the spring"
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an area of land next to a building that usually has a hard surface and that is used for a special purpose : The house has a small yard at the back. The children played in the school yard. a prison yard. See also. backyard. barnyard. farmyard. More examples.
1. a. : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court. b. : the grounds of a building or group of buildings. 2. : the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass. 3. a. : an enclosure for livestock (such as poultry) b (1)
Yard definition: a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.. See examples of YARD used in a sentence.
1. A tract of ground next to, surrounding, or surrounded by a building or buildings. 2. a. A tract of ground, often enclosed, used for a specific business or activity. b. A baseball park. 3. An area where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings. 4. a.
yard. noun. /jɑːd/ /jɑːrd/ Idioms. (North American English) ( British English garden) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with a lawn (= an area of grass) They have a gorgeous old oak tree in their front yard. My next-door neighbor was watering her yard. see also backyard (1)
The grassy area right outside a house is a yard. A yard is often surrounded by a fence or marked by shrubs or other plants. As a unit of measurement, a yard is equal to three feet. Most suburban houses have both a front yard and a back yard — sometimes side yards too.
Dec 18, 2017 · a unit for measuring length, equal to 0.9144 metres or 3 feet: There's a bus stop a few hundred yards up the road. Fewer examples. The garden's about fifty yards wide. The pitch is 120 yards long and 52 yards wide. The animals were about 65 yards away.
