noun
yard
YARD/jɑːrd/
An outdoor area beside a building or used for a particular activity.
An open yard stretches beside and behind the modest house.
Etymology
Old English geard meant a fenced enclosure, garden, or court. The central idea of enclosed ground survives in the area beside or around a dwelling.
In context
he tapped into the sewer line in the front of the yard and ran it through this side yard area
More examples
- The children play in the yard after school.
- Workers stack lumber in the yard behind the warehouse.
- Freight cars wait in the rail yard.
Forms
yard · yards