Noun Definition

yard

1.Definition: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

Category: Objects

2.Definition: 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"

Category: Places

3.Definition: a tract of land where logs are accumulated

Category: Places

4.Definition: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

Related Noun(s):pace

Category: General

5.Definition: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

Category: General

6.Definition: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

Related Noun(s):railyard

Category: Objects

7.Definition: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

Category: Objects

8.Definition: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Related Noun(s):chiliad, grand, thou, thousand

Category: General

9.Definition: the enclosed land around a house or other building

"It was a small house with almost no yard"

Related Noun(s):curtilage, grounds

Category: Objects