yard synonyms

yard

n.

  1. An enclosure, usually about a building

    court, courtyard, barnyard, backyard, corral, fold, patch, patio, terrace, play area, lawn, grass, garden, clearing, quadrangle, lot; see also playground.

  2. An enclosure for work

    brickyard, coalyard, junkyard, navy yard, dockyard, railroad yard, stockyard, lumberyard.

  3. Often plural; tracks for making up trains

    railroad yard, switchyard, railway yard, marshalling yard, terminal.

  4. A unit of measurement

    three feet, pace, step, arm-span, thirty-six inches; see also measure 1.

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