yard

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /jɑːd/, SAMPA: /jA:d
• (US) enPR: yärd, IPA ^(key): /jɑːrd/, SAMPA: /jA:rd

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Noun

Singular yard

Plural yards

This house has a large yard

Two yardsticks which show the length of a yard

1. (countable) A yard is the area around a house.

   The children went out to play in the yard.

2. (countable) A yard is an imperial measure of length. One yard is three feet or 91.44 centimeters.

   A soccer field is 110 yards long.

Related words

• backyard