Meaning of 'yard'

noun

an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

noun

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

noun

the enclosed land around a house or other building

Example: "it was a small house with almost no yard"

Synonyms: grounds curtilage

noun

an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

Synonyms: railway yard railyard

noun

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

Example: "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"

noun

a tract of land where logs are accumulated

noun

a unit of volume, as for sand or gravel

Example: "We'll need 1000 yards to finish this project."

Synonyms: cubic yard

noun

a unit of length equal to 3 feet

Synonyms: pace

noun

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Synonyms: grand