Yard (Noun)
Meaning 1
An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The farm had a large yard where they kept a hundred head of cattle.
- A wire fence enclosed the chicken yard to keep predators out.
- She went to feed the horses in the yard adjacent to the stable.
- The small goat yard was lined with rough wooden boards.
- Every morning the farmer let the cows out of their yard into the nearby pasture.
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Meaning 2
A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The football field is 100 yards long, which is a standard length for professional games.
- She measured the distance between the two houses to be about 50 yards.
- The track meet featured a 400-yard dash, which was the longest event of the day.
- The surveyor carefully marked off the property line at 20-yard intervals.
- The golfer's drive sailed 250 yards down the fairway, a impressive shot for an amateur.
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Meaning 3
A tract of land where logs are accumulated.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 4
An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The train pulled into the yard for repairs and maintenance after a long journey.
- The yard was bustling with activity as workers scrambled to meet the tight deadline for train departures.
- Locomotives and cars were stored in the yard when not in use, awaiting their next assignment.
- The yard master oversaw the entire operation, ensuring that trains were properly routed and maintained.
- After a derailment, the damaged cars were taken to the yard for assessment and repair.
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Meaning 5
A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Meaning 6
The enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 7
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 8
A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel).
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 9
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.