yard
yard S2 W2 /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/
noun [countable]
Origin: geard, gierd 'stick'
Origin: geard 'enclosed area'1. MEASURE (written abbreviation yd) a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or 0.91 metres:
a hundred yards away
an area of 9,000 square yards
2. ENCLOSED AREA an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or business:
a builder’s yard
a timber yard
prison/school yard (=an area outside a prison or school where prisoners or students do activities outdoors)
3. GARDEN American English the area around a house, usually covered with grass
SYN garden British English
front/back yard
The kids were playing in the back yard.
4. BACK OF HOUSE British English an enclosed area without grass at the back of a small house ⇨ backyard
yard S2 W2 /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/
noun [countable] Sense 1
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: geard, gierd 'stick'
Sense 2-4
Language: Old EnglishOrigin: geard 'enclosed area'
2. ENCLOSED AREA an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or business:
prison/school yard (=an area outside a prison or school where prisoners or students do activities outdoors)
3. GARDEN American English the area around a house, usually covered with grass
SYN garden British English
front/back yard
4. BACK OF HOUSE British English an enclosed area without grass at the back of a small house ⇨ backyard
Yard
Yard, the
an informal name for Scotland Yard
Yard, the
an informal name for Scotland Yard