yard, n.
(yards)
freq. cnt. 47
(yards)
freq. cnt. 47
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> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34
pace yard
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derivationally related form
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the enclosed land around a house or other building
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 5
curtilage grounds yard
sample sentences
"it was a small house with almost no yard"
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
yard
sample sentences
"they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
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an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
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yard
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a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
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yard
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an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
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railway yard railyard yard
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a tract of land where logs are accumulated
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yard
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a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
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cubic yard yard
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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1000 G K M chiliad grand one thousand thou thousand yard