English to English
yard
(/j//A/rd
)
noun (n)
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)(noun.location)Example:
They opened a repair yard on the edge of town.
source: wordnet30 - a tract of land where logs are accumulated(noun.location)source: wordnet30
- an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A rod; a stick; a staff.(noun)source: webster1913
- An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.(noun)source: webster1913
- A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.(verb)source: webster1913