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yard

/ˈjɑːd/ noun

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In Latin: ārea Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about yard at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

  1. To confine to a yard.

noun

  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). Ellipsis of square yard, a unit of area; common with textiles. Ellipsis of cubic yard, a unit of volume; common in mining and earthmoving.
  2. Ellipsis of square yard, a unit of area; common with textiles.
  3. Ellipsis of cubic yard, a unit of volume; common in mining and earthmoving.

verb

  1. To move a yard at a time, as opposed to inching along.

Origin

From Middle English yerd, yard, ȝerd, ȝeard, from Old English ġeard (“yard, garden, fence, enclosure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).

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