Topic: HOUSEHOLD
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back‧yard also back yard
[countable]
[countable]1 British EnglishDHDLO a small area behind a house, covered with a hard surface
2 American EnglishDHDLG an area of land behind a house, often covered with grass : The old man grew vegetables in his backyard.
The old man grew vegetables in his backyard.3 very near where someone lives, works etc : Americans would probably react differently to the war if it was in their own back yard.
in somebody's own backyard
informalAmericans would probably react differently to the war if it was in their own back yard. —backyard adjective [only before noun] a backyard pool
a backyard pool