yard
[noun]
Synonyms: court, close, courtyard, curtilage, enclosure, quad, quadrangle

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Yard, the
an informal name for Scotland Yard

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yard S2 W2 /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: geard, gierd 'stick']
[Sense 2-4: Language: Old English; 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 Synonym : 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

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yard
noun
 ⇒ Note at MEASURE

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