Meaning & use
yard
A unit of length equal to three feet, or an enclosed piece of ground next to a building.
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The tailor measured out two yards of fabric for the new curtains.
The children played tag in the backyard until it got dark outside.
A note on using this word
A yard equals about 0.9 meters; the enclosed-ground sense often appears as backyard or front yard in American English.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An outdoor area attached to a house, often used for a garden or leisure.
They set up a tent in the yard for the kids' summer sleepover.
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