Topic: BUILDING
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| Origin: | Old English geard, gierd 'stick' |
| Origin: | Old English geard 'enclosed area' |
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yard S2 W2
[countable]
[countable]1 a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or .91 metres : a hundred yards away
measure
written abbreviation ydTMa hundred yards away2 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
enclosed area
TBa builder's yarda timber yard prison/school yard (=an area outside a prison or school where prisoners or students do activities outdoors)
3 the area around a house, usually covered with grass [= garden British English]
garden
American EnglishDLG4 an enclosed area without grass at the back of a small house ➔ backyard
