noun
a unit of length equal to 3 feet
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- defined as 91.44 centimeters
- originally taken to be the average length of a stride
noun
the enclosed land around a house or other building
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- it was a small house with almost no yard
noun
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
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- they opened a repair yard on the edge of town
noun
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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noun
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
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cubic yard
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a tract of land where logs are accumulated
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an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
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railway yard
railyard
noun
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
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an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)