Yard — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the enclosed land around a house or other building

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈɑːɹd/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈɑːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈɑːd/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈɑːɹd/.

Examples

it was a small house with almost no yard
they opened a repair yard on the edge of town

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cubic yard K pace curtilage 1000 M grand G chiliad thou railyard thousand railway yard one thousand grounds

Parts of Speech

noun	a unit of length equal to 3 feet; 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 “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) “they opened a repair yard on the edge of town”
noun	the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
noun	a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
noun	a tract of land where logs are accumulated
noun	an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
noun	a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
noun	an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

Word Forms

pace

verb

measure (distances) by pacing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hof

eine Längeneinheit von 3 Fuß; definiert als 91,44 Zentimeter; Ursprünglich wurde die durchschnittliche Länge eines Schrittes angenommen

🇫🇷French

cour

une unité de longueur égale à 3 pieds ; défini comme 91,44 centimètres ; initialement considérée comme la longueur moyenne d'une foulée

🇪🇸Spanish

patio

una unidad de longitud igual a 3 pies; definido como 91,44 centímetros; Originalmente se tomó como la longitud promedio de una zancada.

🇮🇹Italian

cortile

un'unità di lunghezza pari a 3 piedi; definito come 91,44 centimetri; originariamente considerata la lunghezza media di un passo

🇳🇱Dutch

tuin

een lengte-eenheid gelijk aan 3 voet; gedefinieerd als 91,44 centimeter; oorspronkelijk genomen als de gemiddelde lengte van een pas

🇵🇹Portuguese

quintal

uma unidade de comprimento igual a 3 pés; definido como 91,44 centímetros; originalmente considerado o comprimento médio de uma passada

🇷🇺Russian

площадка

единица длины, равная 3 футам; определяется как 91,44 сантиметра; первоначально считалось средней длиной шага

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यार्ड

3 फीट के बराबर लंबाई की एक इकाई; 91.44 सेंटीमीटर के रूप में परिभाषित; मूलतः इसे एक कदम की औसत लंबाई माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গজ

3 ফুট সমান দৈর্ঘ্যের একক; 91.44 সেন্টিমিটার হিসাবে সংজ্ঞায়িত; মূলত একটি স্ট্রাইডের গড় দৈর্ঘ্য হিসাবে নেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முற்றம்

3 அடிக்கு சமமான நீளம் கொண்ட அலகு; 91.44 சென்டிமீட்டர்கள் என வரையறுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது; முதலில் ஒரு நடையின் சராசரி நீளமாக எடுத்துக்கொள்ளப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

యార్డ్

3 అడుగులకు సమానమైన పొడవు యూనిట్; 91.44 సెంటీమీటర్లుగా నిర్వచించబడింది; వాస్తవానికి స్ట్రైడ్ యొక్క సగటు పొడవుగా తీసుకోబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

यार्ड

3 फूट लांबीचे एकक; 91.44 सेंटीमीटर म्हणून परिभाषित; मूलतः स्ट्राइडची सरासरी लांबी मानली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

યાર્ડ

3 ફૂટ જેટલી લંબાઈનું એકમ; 91.44 સેન્ટિમીટર તરીકે વ્યાખ્યાયિત; મૂળ રીતે એક સ્ટ્રાઇડની સરેરાશ લંબાઈ તરીકે લેવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗಳ

3 ಅಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಮಾನವಾದ ಉದ್ದದ ಘಟಕ; 91.44 ಸೆಂಟಿಮೀಟರ್‌ಗಳೆಂದು ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಮೂಲತಃ ಸ್ಟ್ರೈಡ್‌ನ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಉದ್ದ ಎಂದು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുറ്റം

3 അടിക്ക് തുല്യമായ നീളമുള്ള ഒരു യൂണിറ്റ്; 91.44 സെൻ്റീമീറ്ററായി നിർവചിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഒരു സ്ട്രൈഡിൻ്റെ ശരാശരി ദൈർഘ്യമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਹੜਾ

3 ਫੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਦੀ ਇਕਾਈ; 91.44 ਸੈਂਟੀਮੀਟਰ ਵਜੋਂ ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ; ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਟ੍ਰਾਈਡ ਦੀ ਔਸਤ ਲੰਬਾਈ ਵਜੋਂ ਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

صحن

3 فٹ کے برابر لمبائی کی اکائی؛ 91.44 سینٹی میٹر کے طور پر بیان کیا گیا ہے؛ اصل میں ایک قدم کی اوسط لمبائی کے طور پر لیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

院子

等于 3 英尺的长度单位；定义为91.44厘米；最初被视为步幅的平均长度

🇯🇵Japanese

ヤード

3フィートに等しい長さの単位。 91.44センチメートルとして定義されます。当初は歩幅の平均と考えられていました

🇰🇷Korean

마당

3피트에 해당하는 길이 단위; 91.44cm로 정의됨; 원래는 보폭의 평균 길이로 간주되었습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sân

đơn vị đo chiều dài bằng 3 feet; được xác định là 91,44 cm; ban đầu được coi là độ dài trung bình của một sải chân

🇹🇭Thai

ลาน

หน่วยความยาวเท่ากับ 3 ฟุต กำหนดให้เป็น 91.44 เซนติเมตร แต่เดิมถือเป็นความยาวเฉลี่ยของการก้าว

🇮🇩Indonesian

halaman

satuan panjang sama dengan 3 kaki; didefinisikan sebagai 91,44 sentimeter; awalnya dianggap sebagai panjang rata-rata sebuah langkah

🇵🇭Filipino

bakuran

isang yunit ng haba na katumbas ng 3 talampakan; tinukoy bilang 91.44 sentimetro; orihinal na kinuha bilang ang average na haba ng isang hakbang

🇲🇾Malay

halaman rumah

satu unit panjang bersamaan dengan 3 kaki; ditakrifkan sebagai 91.44 sentimeter; asalnya diambil sebagai purata panjang langkah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساحة

وحدة الطول تساوي 3 أقدام؛ تم تحديده بـ 91.44 سم؛ تم اعتباره في الأصل متوسط طول الخطوة

🇮🇷Persian

حیاط

یک واحد طول برابر با 3 فوت؛ به عنوان 91.44 سانتی متر تعریف شده است. در ابتدا میانگین طول یک گام در نظر گرفته شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

bahçe

3 feet'e eşit bir uzunluk birimi; 91,44 santimetre olarak tanımlandı; başlangıçta bir adımın ortalama uzunluğu olarak kabul edildi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חָצֵר

יחידת אורך השווה ל-3 רגל; מוגדר כ-91.44 סנטימטרים; במקור נחשב האורך הממוצע של צעד

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'yard'?

The primary meaning of 'yard' is 'a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'yard' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'yard' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'yard' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'yard' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'yard' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'yard' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'yard' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'yard' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'yard' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'yard' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted