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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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YARD definition: 1. a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres 2. an area of land…. Learn more.
yard: [noun] a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court. the grounds of a building or group of buildings.
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.
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.
YARD meaning: 1. a unit for measuring length, equal to 0.9144 metres or 3 feet: 2. an area of land in front of…. Learn more.
Synonyms factory factory plant mill works yard workshop foundry These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place. factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:. a chocolate/ cigarette/ clothing factory; plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:. a nuclear power plant; a manufacturing plant; mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:. a ...
3. An area where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings.
3 an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall the prison yard The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school. see backyard; 4 (usually in compounds) an area of land used for a special purpose or business a boat yard You will find other compounds ending in yard at their place in the alphabet. Thesaurus factory. plant; mill; works; yard; workshop/shop; foundry; These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where ...
14 meanings: 1. a unit of length equal to 3 feet and defined in 1963 as exactly 0.9144 metre Abbreviation: yd 2. a cylindrical.... Click for more definitions.
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