Meaning of yard in English

Noun

1. a unit of measuring length equal to 3 feet, 36 inches, or about 91.4 centimeters

a[one] hundred yards
five yards and a half of silk
a square yard sell[buy] cloth by the yard
The lawn is fifty yards across.
Turn right about three hundred yards further down the street.

2.

a yard of sand

3. Nautical, a long spar on a mast for supporting a sail

4. a yardstick

5. ｟-s｠ large quantities, numbers, or extent

be yards out

6. a $100 bill

7. →see yard-of-ale

yard²

Noun

1. an area of usually paved and enclosed grounds besides a large building or group of buildings

a college yard

2. an area of enclosed ground used for a special purpose, e.g. for storing things or for keeping livestock

a lumber yard
a scrap yard
a junk yard
a brick yard
a chicken yard

3. ｟oft. compd｠ a place or room where people work, usually one equipped for particular kind of work

a builder's yard
a navy yard
a ship-building yard ー a dockyard

4. a railway yard

a goods yard

5.

a prison yard
The children were playing in the school yard.
a front yard
a back yard
yard work
a grave yard
a church yard
a back yard
a vineyard

6. ｟the Y-｠ Scotland Yard

Verb

1. put things in a yard

2. put or keep livestock in a yard