yardnoun [ C ]
uk/jɑːd/us/jɑːrd/yard noun [ C ] (UNIT OF MEASUREMENT)
B1 written abbreviation yd a unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres
Examples
- His angled shot beat the goalkeeper from 20 yards.
- His horse collapsed just 40 yards from the winning post.
- A cricket pitch is 22 yards long.
- A yard is equal to 3 feet.
- The garden of their new house is 30 yards in length.
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Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- footer
- ft
- head
- inch
- kilometre
- km
- meter
- metre
- micrometre
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nanometre
- range
- scalar
- sq
- yd
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yard noun [ C ] (WORK AREA)
an area of land in which a particular type of work is done, often one from which goods are sold:
a lumber yard
a scrap yard
See also
boatyard
dockyard
junkyard
lumberyard
shipyard
stockyard
More examples
- Since they set up a builder's yard next door, our house has depreciated in value.
- The state of the economy has led to many small businesses ending up in the knacker's yard.
- I bought a cheap, replacement headlight from the scrap yard.
- A lot of heavy lorries use this road on the way to the builder's yard.
- There's a recycling point for old fridges at the scrap yard.
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Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden
yard noun [ C ] (LAND NEXT TO BUILDING)
an area of land next to a building that usually has a hard surface and that is used for a special purpose :
The house has a small yard at the back.
The children played in the school yard.
a prison yard
See also
backyard
barnyard
farmyard
More examples
- He was chopping wood in the yard.
- From the window we could see the children playing in the yard.
- The prisoners were exercising in the yard.
- When the bell rang, the schoolchildren ran out into the yard.
- He hung the washing out to dry in the yard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden
yard noun [ C ] (GARDEN)
A2 US UK garden a piece of land next to a house, usually used for growing flowers, grass, and other plants:
The kids were playing in the yard.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Gardens & yards
- allotment
- arboretum
- backyard
- barnyard
- boatyard
- cloister
- cloistered
- compound
- court
- courtyard
- farmyard
- forecourt
- formal
- formally
- garden
- ground
- junkyard
- precinct
- quad
- roof garden