Definitions for yardyɑrd

yardyɑrd(n.)

a unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches (0.9144 meter). a cubic yard:
a yard of topsoil.
Category: Weights and Measures
a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail, lateen sail, or lugsail is bent.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Informal. a large quantity or extent.
Category: Informal
Slang. one hundred or, usu., one thousand dollars.
Category: Status (usage)

the whole nine yards, Informal. in every respect; without limits.
Category: Idiom, Common Vocabulary

bef. 900; OE gerd orig., staff, c. OS gerdia switch, OHG gart(e)a rod; akin to gad2

yardyɑrd(n.)

the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, etc.
a courtyard.
an outdoor enclosure for exercise, as by students or inmates.
an outdoor space surrounded by a group of buildings, as on a college campus.
an enclosure for livestock.
an enclosure within which any work or business is carried on (often used in combination):
a lumberyard.
an outside area used for storage, assembly, etc.
a system of parallel tracks, crossovers, switches, etc., where rail cars are made up into trains and where rolling stock is kept when not in use or when awaiting repairs.
Category: Railroads
the winter pasture or browsing ground of moose and deer.
Category: Zoology
(v.t.)to put into, enclose, or store in a yard.

bef. 900; ME yerd, OE geard enclosure, c. OS gard, OHG gart, ON garthr, Go gards; akin to L hortus garden, OIr gort sowed field; cf. garden

yard, pace(noun)
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
yard, grounds, curtilage(noun)
the enclosed land around a house or other building
"it was a small house with almost no yard"
yard(noun)
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"
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard(noun)
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
cubic yard, yard(noun)
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
yard(noun)
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
yard, railway yard, railyard(noun)
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
yard(noun)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
yard(noun)
an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

yard(noun)ɑrd
a grassy area outside a house
We had a barbecue in the yard.
yardɑrd
a unit of measurement equal to 3 feet or 91cm
a car about a hundred yards away
yardɑrd
an area outside a building for outdoor activities
a school yard
yardɑrd
a small enclosed paved area at the back of a house
***a rubbish bin in the yard

Origin: gerd, from West . Cognate with Dutch gard, German Gerte.

Yard(verb)
a rod; a stick; a staff
Yard(verb)
a branch; a twig
Yard(verb)
a long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc
Yard(verb)
a measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six inches, being the standard of English and American measure
Yard(verb)
the penis
Yard(verb)
a long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship
Yard(noun)
an inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard
Yard(noun)
an inclosure within which any work or business is carried on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard
Yard(verb)
to confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows

Translations for yard

yard(noun)

an area of (enclosed) ground beside a building

Leave your bicycle in the yard; a school-yard; a courtyard.

werfAfrikaans
ساحَه، فِناءArabic
дворBulgarian
pátioPortuguese (BR)
dvůrCzech
der HofGerman
gård; -gård; gårdspladsDanish
αυλή, περίβολοςGreek
patioSpanish
õu; aedEstonian
حیاطFarsi
pihaFinnish
courFrench
גִינָה, חָצֵרHebrew
अहाता, प्रांगणHindi
dvorišteCroatian
udvarHungarian
halamanIndonesian
garður, lóð, portIcelandic
cortile, recintoItalian
中庭Japanese
건물에 인접한(둘러싸인) 땅, 구내Korean
kiemasLithuanian
pagalmsLatvian
lamanMalay
binnenplaatsDutch
gård(splass); hageNorwegian
podwórkoPolish
حیاطPersian
انګړ، غولى، دكار غولى، دپوهنتون يا دپوهنځى سيمه، داور ګاډي دجوړولو او درولو ځاىPashto
pátioPortuguese
curteRomanian
дворRussian
dvorSlovak
dvoriščeSlovenian
dvorišteSerbian
gård, gårdsplanSwedish
สนามThai
avluTurkish
庭院Chinese (Trad.)
двір, подвір'яUkrainian
عمارت کے ساتھ ایک کھلا حصّہUrdu
sânVietnamese
庭院Chinese (Simp.)