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yard Definition
(n)
a
unit
of
length
equal
to
3
feet
;
defined
as
91
.
44
centimeters
;
originally
taken
to
be
the
average
length
of
a
stride
(n)
the
enclosed
land
around
a
house
or
other
building
; "
it
was
a
small
house
with
almost
no
yard
"
(n)
a
tract
of
land
enclosed
for
particular
activities
(
sometimes
paved
and
usually
associated
with
buildings
); "
they
opened
a
repair
yard
on
the
edge
of
town
"
(n)
an
area
having
a
network
of
railway
tracks
and
sidings
for
storage
and
maintenance
of
cars
and
engines
(n)
an
enclosure
for
animals
(
as
chicken
or
livestock
)
(n)
a
unit
of
volume
(
as
for
sand
or
gravel
)
(n)
a
long
horizontal
spar
tapered
at
the
end
and
used
to
support
and
spread
a
square
sail
or
lateen
(n)
the
cardinal
number
that
is
the
product
of
10
and
100
yard Synonyms
1000
chiliad
cubic yard
curtilage
G
grand
grounds
K
M
one thousand
pace
railway yard
thou
thousand
yard
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