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yard 1  (yärd)
n.
1. Abbr. yd. A fundamental unit of length in both the U.S. Customary System and the British Imperial System, equal to 3 feet, or 36 inches (0.9144 meter). See Table at measurement.
2. Nautical A long tapering spar slung to a mast to support and spread the head of a square sail, lugsail, or lateen.

[Middle English yerde, stick, unit of measure, from Old English gerd.]

yard 1
Noun
1. a unit of length equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)
2. Naut a spar slung across a ship's mast to extend the sail [Old English gierd rod, twig]

yard 2
Noun
1. a piece of enclosed ground, often adjoining or surrounded by a building or buildings
2. an enclosed or open area where a particular type of work is done: a shipbuilding yard
3. US, Canad, & Austral the garden of a house
4. US & Canad the winter pasture of deer, moose, and similar animals [Old English geard]

Yard
Noun
the Yard Brit informal short for Scotland Yard

yard  (yärd)
A unit of length in the US Customary System equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.91 meter). See Table at measurement.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.yard - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
ft, foot - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall"
perch, rod, pole - a linear measure of 16.5 feet
chain - a unit of length
lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn
fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
2.yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
backyard - the grounds in back of a house
dooryard - a yard outside the front or rear door of a house
front yard - the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house
playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
side yard - the grounds at either side of a house
field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"
3.yard - 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"
junkyard - a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
schoolyard - the yard associated with a school
churchyard, God's acre - the yard associated with a church
tiltyard - (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests
4.yardyard - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
5.yardyard - a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
6.yard - a tract of land where logs are accumulated
7.yardyard - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
marshalling yard - a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
8.yard - a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
main yard - yard for a square mainsail
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
yardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
9.yard - an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
barnyard - a yard adjoining a barn
chicken run, chicken yard, fowl run, hen yard - an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
farmyard - an area adjacent to farm buildings
stockyard - enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
Translations

yard [jɑːd] npatio;
(US) (= garden); jardín m (= measure); yarda;
builder's yard → almacén m
yard [jɑːd] n [of house etc] → cour f;
(US) (= garden); jardin m (= measure); yard m (= 914 mm; 3 feet);
builder's yard → chantier m
yard [jɑːd] n (of house etc) → Hof m;
(US) (garden) → Garten m;
(measure) → Yard nt (= 0,91 m);
builder's yard → Bauhof m
yard [jɑːd] n [of house etc] → cortile m;
(US) (= garden); giardino;
(measure) → iarda (= 914 mm; 3 feet);
builder's yard → deposito di materiale da costruzione

yard1
n yard [jaːd]
(often abbreviated to yd) an old unit of length equal to 0.9144 metres. jaart ياردَه ярд yard yard 9144 metres=das Yard γιάρδα yarda jard یارد jaardi verge יְחִידַת מֵרחָק הַשָׁווָה ל91.4 ס”מ गज jard, lakat yard yard yard iarda ヤード 야드(길이의 단위) jardas jards ela yard yard jard jarda. yard ярд yard jard jard yard หลา (ยาวเท่ากับ 3 ฟุต หรือ 0.9144 เมตร) yarda ярд گز ؛ ایک پرانا لمبائی ناپنے کا پیمانہ جو 9144۔0 میٹر کے برابر ہوتا ہے thước Anh (0,914 mét)


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