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Yard

noun

A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. Synonym: pace.

The enclosed land around a house or other building. Synonyms: curtilage, grounds.

A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings).

The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. Synonyms: 1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, thousand.

A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). Synonym: cubic yard.

A tract of land where logs are accumulated.

An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. Synonyms: railway yard, railyard.

A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen.

An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).

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"Yard" Quotes from Famous Books

... to a small opening in the forest, very rude and uninviting in its appearance. It embraced eight or ten acres. One of the humblest and least tasteful of log huts stood in the centre. It was truly a cabin, a mere shelter from the weather. There was no yard; there were no fences. Not the slightest effort had been made toward ornamentation. It would be difficult to imagine a more lonely and ...

— David Crockett: His Life and Adventures • John S. C. Abbott

... had to carry the bird-cage, Alec went the whole way to the yard at the back of Glen Tulloch. Norman scarcely thanking him, jumped out, and ran into ...

— Norman Vallery - How to Overcome Evil with Good • W.H.G. Kingston

... over, and concluded I could do it. So I went down a bought a barrel of Pond's Extract and a bicycle. The Expert came home with me to instruct me. We chose the back yard, for the sake of ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... malthouse (d). Facing the west are the stables (e), ox-sheds (f), goatstables (gl, piggeries (h), sheep-folds (i), together with the servants' and labourers' quarters (k). At the south-east corner we find the hen and duck house, and poultry-yard (m), and the dwelling of the keeper (n). Hard by is the kitchen garden (o), the beds bearing the names of the vegetables growing in them, onions, garlic, celery, lettuces, poppy, carrots, cabbages, &c., eighteen ...

— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

... poor flowers would be forgotten. I should hate to be forgotten, so I lifted them all up and buried them. I bought a yard of lovely yellow muslin when I was out yesterday and made a beautiful shroud. That cypress tree is rather big for such a little grave, but it's the littlest in ...

— The Happy Adventurers • Lydia Miller Middleton

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