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Meaning of yard

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yard

Pronunciation:/jɑːd//jɑɹd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.

  2. The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.

    Synonyms:garden
  3. An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.

  4. A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.

verb

Definitions

  1. To confine to a yard.

yard

Pronunciation:/jɑːd//jɑɹd/

noun

Definitions

  1. A unit of length equal to 3 feet in the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement, equal to precisely 0.9144 m since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).

  2. Units of similar composition or length in other systems.

  3. Any spar carried aloft.

  4. A branch, twig, or shoot.

yard

Pronunciation:/jɑːd//jɑɹd/

noun

Definitions

  1. 109, A short scale billion; a long scale thousand millions or milliard.

    Example: I need to hedge a yard of yen.