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Y-AHD/jɑːd/

A yard is hard ground by a building, or a unit of length (about 91 cm): the school yard, a back yard, three yards of cloth. Garden is usually grass and plants (British); yard is often paved. Metre is the metric cousin. Do not write yarn (wool thread) for yard.

Meaning

An area of hard ground next to a building; also a unit of length.

Examples

• “The children played in the school yard.”
• “Footballs bounced off the wall in the yard.”
• “The fabric shop sold cloth by the yard.”

Good to know

school / back yard. British garden ≈ plants and grass. Length: about 91 cm. Mix-up: yarn.

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