yard

/jˈɑɹd/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
the enclosed land around a house or other building
“it was a small house with almost no 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”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
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
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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