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Yard - English meaning

jɑːd

Yard – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre).

Usage examples:

A full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth
noun

A cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from.

Usage examples:

The captain motioned with his eyes and his head to the main mast top yard.
noun

100 dollars; a 100 dollar bill.

Usage examples:

It cost two hundred up front—one yard for maurice, one for the girl
noun

A piece of uncultivated ground adjoining a building, typically one enclosed by walls or other buildings.

Usage examples:

Tiny houses with the lavatory in the yard
noun

An area of land used for a particular purpose or business.

Usage examples:

A builder's yard

Synonims:

WorkshopWorksFactoryGaragePlantFoundryMillIndustrial unitBusiness unitShipyardManufactory
noun

A house and the land attached.

Usage examples:

To enter where he is, one must pass several shrines and offerings all about the yard of his home.
noun

(especially among expatriate jamaicans) home; jamaica.

Usage examples:

Life in yard is no caribbean holiday
verb

Store or transport (wood) in or to a timber yard.

Usage examples:

He is the last logger to be using a sled for yarding logs
verb

Put (farm animals) into an enclosure.

Usage examples:

Sheep should be yarded even in the spring
verb

(of moose) gather as a herd for the winter.

Usage examples:

They note changes in the numbers of moose yarding together
noun

A unit of measurement equal to three feet or approximately 91.4 centimetres

noun

An area of land in which a particular type of work is done, often one from which goods are sold

Usage examples:

A lumber yard, a scrap yard
noun

An area of land next to a building that usually has a hard surface and that is used for a special purpose

Usage examples:

The house has a small yard at the back., the children played in the school yard., a prison yard
noun

A piece of land next to a house, usually used for growing flowers, grass, and other plants

Usage examples:

The kids were playing in the yard.
noun

A field where baseball is played

Usage examples:

He hit the ball out of the yard., i never thought i would get to play in a major-league yard.

Yard translation into English

Yard: translate from English into Chinese

Translate yard into Chinese (Simplified)}
院子, 码, 院, 院落, 厂子, 厂, 庭, 桅横杆

Yard: translate from English into Dutch

Translate yard into Dutch}
Tuin, Werf, Yard, Hof, Emplacement, Ra, Moestuin, Engelse el

Yard: translate from English into French

Translate yard into French}
Cour, Jardin, Yard, Chantier, Parc, Dépôt, Vergue, Préau, Champ

Yard: translate from English into German

Translate yard into German}
Hof, Yard, Garten, Platz, Rah, Lagerplatz, Schritt, Werksgelände

Yard: translate from English into Hindi

Translate yard into Hindi}
यार्ड, गज़, अहाता, बाडा

Yard: translate from English into Italian

Translate yard into Italian}
Cortile, Cantiere, Iarda, Yard, Recinto, Pennone

Yard: translate from English into Korean

Translate yard into Korean}
마당, 야드, 뜰, 하치장, 마, 돛 활대, 많은, 백달러, 많은 양, 일터, 물건 두는 곳, 매우 긴, 바람 피우다, 건물 등으로 둘러싸인 지면, 보통 포장되고, 울타리 등으로 둘러싸인 땅, 학교 등의 구내, 잔디 등을 심은 앞뜰이나 뒤뜰, 꽃이나 야채를 심은 뜰, 보통 복합어를 이루어 ...제조장, 역구내, 가축 등을 우리 속에 넣다, 뜰에 모이다

Yard: translate from English into Russian

Translate yard into Russian}
Площадка, Двор, Ярд, Сад, Парк, Рей, Сортировочная станция, Загон, Лесной склад, Большое количество, Станционный парк, Загонять

Yard: translate from English into Spanish

Translate yard into Spanish}
Yarda, Patio, Corral, Verga, Patio de recreo, Jardincito, Acorralar

Word origin

Old English geard ‘building, home, region’, from a Germanic base related to Russian gorod ‘town’. Compare with garden and orchard.

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