Definitions for backyard
ˈbækˈyɑrdback·yard

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1. backyardnoun

   the grounds in back of a house

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1. backyardnoun

   A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

2. backyardnoun

   A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.

3. backyardnoun

   An area nearby to a country or other jurisidiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

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1. Backyard

   A backyard, or back yard (known in the United Kingdom as a back garden or just garden), is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.In Australia, until the mid-20th century, the back yard of a property would traditionally contain a fowl run, outhouse ("dunny"), vegetable patch, and woodheap. More recently, these have been replaced by outdoor entertainments such as a barbecue and swimming pool. But, since the 1990s, the trend in Australian suburban development has been for back yards to disappear as the dwellings now occupy almost all of the building plot.In higher latitudes, it is economical in low land value regions to use open land surrounding a house for vegetable gardening during summers and allow sunlight to enter house windows from a low horizon angle during winters. As land value increases, houses are built nearer to each other. In order to preserve some of the open land, house owners may choose to allow construction on the side land of their houses, but not build in front of or behind their house in order to preserve some remnants of open surrounding land. The back area is known as the backyard or back garden.

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1. backyard

   A backyard is an outdoor space located at the rear part of a property, usually a house or domicile. It is typically covered by grass or a garden and is commonly used for recreational activities, relaxation, or gardening. The size and features of a backyard can vary greatly depending on the property and the preferences of the owner. Backyards can be equipped with outdoor furniture, play areas for children, swimming pools, or barbecue facilities, among other amenities.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backyard in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backyard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of backyard in a Sentence

1. Matthew VanDyke:

   Some people woke up and looked outside and there was ISIS in their backyard, so they don’t trust anyone else but their own defense and nor should they, they’ve had women kidnapped ; their homes have been taken from them in the fight with ISIS.

2. Alice Wells:

   There's a method here to Chinese operations and it is that constant aggression, the constant attempt to shift the norms, to shift what is the status quo, that has to be resisted whether it's in the South China Sea... or whether it's in India's own backyard.

3. Speaker Gideon:

   In some ways it's been the most challenging work I've done because you're talking about people's house, their backyard, their children their schools -- the things that are the most emotional.

4. Alfonso Jaramillo:

   We were doing stuff way out of our league, it was a garage-like setting, and felt like Dr Hagmann's backyard. It didn't seem sterile.

5. Phil Mickelson:

   It’s a unique opportunity because I’ve never won a U.S. Open. It’s in my backyard. I have a chance to prepare properly, and I wanted to put in the right work, so I’ve kind of shut off all the noise. I’ve shut off my phone. I’ve shut off a lot of the other stuff to where I can kind of focus in on this week.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=backyard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backyard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=backyard