yard

/jɑ:d/
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yard

A child plays with a ball in the yard.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A unit of length: A standard measure equal to 3 feet or 0.9144 meters.
    • An enclosed area of ground: The land immediately surrounding a house or other building, often used for activities or gardening.
    • An enclosure for animals: A fenced area for keeping livestock or poultry.
    • An area for work or storage: A site with facilities for a specific industrial or commercial activity, such as repair, construction, or storage.
    • A spar on a ship: A long, tapered pole slung across a mast to support and spread a square sail.
Usage
  • As a unit of measurement: Use "yard" to specify linear distance, especially in contexts using the imperial system (e.g., fabric, football fields).
  • As an area around a house: Use "yard" to refer to the outdoor space belonging to a residence.
  • As a work or storage area: Use "yard" to describe a business premises for activities like construction, rail maintenance, or lumber storage.
  • As a nautical term: Use "yard" to refer to the spar on a sailing ship.
Examples
  • Unit of length:
    • The fabric is sold by the yard.
    • He can throw a football fifty yards.
  • Area around a house:
    • The children are playing in the front yard.
    • We have a small vegetable garden in the backyard.
  • Work or storage area:
    • The old cars were taken to the scrap yard.
    • The train was moved to the switching yard.
  • Nautical spar:
    • The sailors climbed the mast to adjust the sail on the yard.
Advanced Usage
  • "The whole nine yards": Everything possible or available; the full extent.
    • They went all out for the party—decorations, catering, the whole nine yards.
  • "To yard" (verb, rare/archaic): To drive or gather into an enclosure.
    • The cowhands yarded the cattle before the storm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Backyard (n): The yard at the back of a house.
  • Shipyard (n): A place where ships are built or repaired.
  • Yardstick (n): A measuring rod one yard long; (figuratively) a standard for comparison.
  • Yardage (n): Measurement or length in yards.
Synonyms
  • Enclosure: A closed-in area.
  • Court: A quadrangular area, often surrounded by buildings.
  • Compound: An enclosed area with buildings.
  • Patch: A small area of ground.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Yard up (Australian/NZ): To herd livestock into a yard.
    • They need to yard up the sheep for shearing.
Related Idioms
  • To play in one's own backyard: To operate or compete in a familiar or local area.
    • The big corporation is now playing in our backyard with a new local store.
yard

A child plays with a ball in the yard.

Noun
  1. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
  2. a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
  3. an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
  4. a tract of land where logs are accumulated
  5. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
  6. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
  7. 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
  8. the enclosed land around a house or other building
    • it was a small house with almost no yard
  9. 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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