yard

Noun
  1. A unit of length equal to 3 feet;
    Defined as 91.44 centimeters;
    Originally taken to be the average length of a stride (synset 113672065)
    is a type of: linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
    has: foot, ft - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard
    is a part of:
    • perch, pole, rod - a linear measure of 16.5 feet
    • chain - a unit of length
    • lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn
    • fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
    same as: pace
  2. The enclosed land around a house or other building (synset 104618236)
    "it was a small house with almost no yard"
    is a type of: field - a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
    subtypes:
    • backyard - the grounds in back of a house
    • dooryard - a yard outside the front or rear door of a house
    • front yard - the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street
    • garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house
    • playground - yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
    • side yard - the grounds at either side of a house
    same as: curtilage, grounds
  3. A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) (synset 108702032)
    "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
    is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
    subtypes:
  4. The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 (synset 113772984)
    is a type of: large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
    subtypes: millenary - a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)
    same as: 1000, chiliad, g, grand, k, m, one thousand, thou, thousand
  5. A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) (synset 113639357)
    is a type of: capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit - a unit of measurement of volume or capacity
    same as: cubic yard
  6. A tract of land where logs are accumulated (synset 108702414)
    is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
  7. An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines (synset 104618511)
    is a type of: parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract - an extended area of land
    subtypes: marshalling yard - a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
    same as: railway yard, railyard
  8. A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen (synset 104618033)
    is a type of: spar - a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
    subtypes: main yard - yard for a square mainsail
    has: yardarm - either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
    is a part of: sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
  9. An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) (synset 104617860)
    is a type of: enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
    subtypes:

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