a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

[ Syn: pace ]

the enclosed land around a house or other building; it was a small house with almost no yard

[ Syn: grounds , curtilage ]

a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); they opened a repair yard on the edge of town'

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

[ Syn: thousand , one thousand , 1000 , m , k , chiliad , g , grand , thou ]

a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

[ Syn: cubic yard ]

a tract of land where logs are accumulated

an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

[ Syn: railway yard , railyard ]

a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)