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yard
Part of speech: NounA measure of length equal to three feet, thirty- six inches, or 0. 9144 meter: a long piece of timber attached to the mast of a vessel to support a sail; an inclosed space before or about a house, barn, etc.; an inclosure where a special industry is carried on; as, a lumber yard. etc.
Usage examples "yard":- We were taken to one of the houses and given a couple of chairs in the yard. - "The Escaping Club", A. J. Evans.
- He got up and went into the yard. - "Old Peter's Russian Tales", Arthur Ransome.
- We found ourselves in a dark yard, with a house before us. - "Recollections of Old Liverpool", A Nonagenarian.