YARD

Definitions of yard in various dictionaries:

noun - a unit of length equal to 3 feet

noun - the enclosed land around a house or other building

noun - a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

noun - the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

noun - a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

noun - a tract of land where logs are accumulated

noun - an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

noun - a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

noun - an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

Abbr.

A long tapering spar slung to a mast to support and spread the head of a square sail, lugsail, or lateen.

A tract of ground adj acent to, surrounding, or surrounded by a building or group of buildings.

A tract of ground, often enclosed, used for a specific work, business, or other activity.

An area where railroad trains are made up and cars are switched, stored, and serviced on tracks and sidings.

A winter pasture for deer or other grazing animals.

To enclose, collect, or put into or as if into a yard.

verb - to put in a yard (a tract of ground adj acent to a building)

YARD - The yard (abbreviation: yd) is an English unit of length, in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that comprises 3 feet...