yard




yard - 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
  • a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
  • 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)

    • yard - thesaurus

    chiliad   curtilage   grand   grounds   pace   railyard   thou   thousand