Yard
noun
A unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 centimeters, used in measuring.
The fabric is sold by the yard.
Often appears as...
- yard stick
- yard sale
noun
An open area around a house or other building, usually covered with grass.
The kids are playing in the yard.
Often appears as...
- backyard
- front yard
noun
An area used for a specific purpose, such as repairs or storage, in industries like rail, ship, or lumber.
The train depot has a large yard for storing engines.
Often appears as...
- rail yard
- ship yard
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Technical
noun
The area of land that a prison overlooks, and where prisoners can exercise.
The prisoners are allowed one hour of recreation time in the yard.
Often appears as...
- prison yard
- exercise yard
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Legal
noun
In football, one yard is the length of the field from one goal line to the other goal line.
The quarterback threw a forty yard pass.
Often appears as...
- inch yard
- back yard line
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Sports
noun
A unit of length equal to 3 feet or 91.44 centimeters, used in measuring.
The fabric is sold by the yard.
Often appears as...
- yard stick
- yard sale
noun
An open area around a house or other building, usually covered with grass.
The kids are playing in the yard.
Often appears as...
- backyard
- front yard
noun
An area used for a specific purpose, such as repairs or storage, in industries like rail, ship, or lumber.
The train depot has a large yard for storing engines.
Often appears as...
- rail yard
- ship yard
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The area of land that a prison overlooks, and where prisoners can exercise.
The prisoners are allowed one hour of recreation time in the yard.
Often appears as...
- prison yard
- exercise yard
Usage tips
Legal
noun
In football, one yard is the length of the field from one goal line to the other goal line.
The quarterback threw a forty yard pass.
Often appears as...
- inch yard
- back yard line
Usage tips
Sports
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Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Standard
Used widely in the US, the UK, and Canada for measuring length.
Please cut a yard of this rope for me.
Pro Tip 2/2Fabric Purchases
'Yard' often refers to the length of fabric or ribbon at stores.
I need four yards of silk for my dress.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Standard
Used widely in the US, the UK, and Canada for measuring length.
Please cut a yard of this rope for me.
Pro Tip 2/2Fabric Purchases
'Yard' often refers to the length of fabric or ribbon at stores.
I need four yards of silk for my dress.
Pro Tip 1/2Measurement Standard
Used widely in the US, the UK, and Canada for measuring length.
Please cut a yard of this rope for me.
Pro Tip 2/2Fabric Purchases
'Yard' often refers to the length of fabric or ribbon at stores.
I need four yards of silk for my dress.
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
in the average california home most of the water use isn't in the house it's in the yard and this house is no different it's time i did something about that this is your blank slate i love a blank slate i've enlisted the help of jackie serber an expert in sustainable gardening
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I am the son of a...
When it was my turn to shoot, my father helped me hold the rifle to my shoulder and explained how to aim at the target about 30 yards off. That day, the last bullet I shot hit the small orange light that sat on top of the target and to everyone's surprise, especially mine,
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Can you solve the jail...
Your timing made you and your partner the most infamous bank robbers in the west. Now, you’ll need to use that timing to help you break out of jail. At the appointed time, you’ll be walking in the yard near the electric fence. Your partner will flash you the signal,
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Would you live on the...
the moon may be bustling with mining operations, research stations, and tourist routes alongside a construction yard under an orbiting space port. We may have already visited the moon, but now we’re closer than ever to making it part of humanity’s home.
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Kary Mullis: Celebrating...
And then it cooled down to a brick-hard substance, that when you lit that, it went off like a bat. I mean, the little bowl of that stuff that had cooled down -- you'd light it, and it would just start dancing around the yard. And I said, there
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
preparing for this journey to the gods also involved mummifying one's body the deceased's corpse was embalmed wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen and placed inside the tomb so the body could be reanimated in the afterlife
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
and ripped out wet floorboards and molded walls the trash piled up in yards and sidewalks spilling into streets and blocking cars I remember that winter as uncharacteristically cold without gas to
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Preventative Avalanche PIPE...
out we are probably four hundred five hundred yards from where it actually came down onto the road and we're just now getting the wind from it fluff that comes with that gives you a respect of
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Sting: How I started...
Would conjure up a ship Where there used to be a hull And we don't know what we'll do If this yard gets sold For the only life worth knowing is in the shipyard
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Tiny Frog Faces Night...
this amphibian hides deep in the sand but when the conditions are just right he emerges to feed trudging up to 50 yards
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
in the average california home most of the water use isn't in the house it's in the yard and this house is no different it's time i did something about that this is your blank slate i love a blank slate i've enlisted the help of jackie serber an expert in sustainable gardening
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I am the son of a...
When it was my turn to shoot, my father helped me hold the rifle to my shoulder and explained how to aim at the target about 30 yards off. That day, the last bullet I shot hit the small orange light that sat on top of the target and to everyone's surprise, especially mine,
Video examples
Can you solve the jail...
Your timing made you and your partner the most infamous bank robbers in the west. Now, you’ll need to use that timing to help you break out of jail. At the appointed time, you’ll be walking in the yard near the electric fence. Your partner will flash you the signal,
Video examples
Would you live on the...
the moon may be bustling with mining operations, research stations, and tourist routes alongside a construction yard under an orbiting space port. We may have already visited the moon, but now we’re closer than ever to making it part of humanity’s home.
Video examples
Kary Mullis: Celebrating...
And then it cooled down to a brick-hard substance, that when you lit that, it went off like a bat. I mean, the little bowl of that stuff that had cooled down -- you'd light it, and it would just start dancing around the yard. And I said, there
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
preparing for this journey to the gods also involved mummifying one's body the deceased's corpse was embalmed wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen and placed inside the tomb so the body could be reanimated in the afterlife
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Why We Need To Talk Shit...
and ripped out wet floorboards and molded walls the trash piled up in yards and sidewalks spilling into streets and blocking cars I remember that winter as uncharacteristically cold without gas to
Video examples
Preventative Avalanche PIPE...
out we are probably four hundred five hundred yards from where it actually came down onto the road and we're just now getting the wind from it fluff that comes with that gives you a respect of
Video examples
Sting: How I started...
Would conjure up a ship Where there used to be a hull And we don't know what we'll do If this yard gets sold For the only life worth knowing is in the shipyard
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Tiny Frog Faces Night...
this amphibian hides deep in the sand but when the conditions are just right he emerges to feed trudging up to 50 yards
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John Romero
American Inventor
The thought processes that go through my head when I'm playing a game compared to the thought processes in real life are very, very different. And they're more interesting to me than what you think about when you're doing the dishes, cleaning the yard, watching TV, driving or watching a movie.
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Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
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Ralph Lauren
American Designer
I had a very nice life. I was a very good kid. I had nice friends. I played in the school yard. I was nice to my parents; they were nice to me. They were loving parents - they were always there.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
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Manfred von Richthofen
German Aviator
Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life.
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Lee Trevino
American Golfer
When you're poor, you know nothing about the future, you know nothing about the world, nothing that goes on outside 300 yards around you.
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Jack Wilshere
English Athlete
I work on my speed and strength every day, and I do a lot of work on my first five yards. For a footballer, that's really important.
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Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never had a yard sale, ever, in my life. I don't know if I ever thought about stuff I would get rid of.
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Davis Webb
American Football Player
I take a lot of pride in the deep ball - I can throw it 75 yards in the air with ease, and I work at it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could go in the back way.
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John Romero
American Inventor
The thought processes that go through my head when I'm playing a game compared to the thought processes in real life are very, very different. And they're more interesting to me than what you think about when you're doing the dishes, cleaning the yard, watching TV, driving or watching a movie.
Quote examples
Arthur Ashe
American Tennis Player
I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your legs don't move and you can't take a deep breath. You start to hit the ball about a yard wide, instead of inches.
Quote examples
Ralph Lauren
American Designer
I had a very nice life. I was a very good kid. I had nice friends. I played in the school yard. I was nice to my parents; they were nice to me. They were loving parents - they were always there.
Quote examples
Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.
Quote examples
Manfred von Richthofen
German Aviator
Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life.
Quote examples
Lee Trevino
American Golfer
When you're poor, you know nothing about the future, you know nothing about the world, nothing that goes on outside 300 yards around you.
Quote examples
Jack Wilshere
English Athlete
I work on my speed and strength every day, and I do a lot of work on my first five yards. For a footballer, that's really important.
Quote examples
Will Ferrell
American Comedian
I've never had a yard sale, ever, in my life. I don't know if I ever thought about stuff I would get rid of.
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Davis Webb
American Football Player
I take a lot of pride in the deep ball - I can throw it 75 yards in the air with ease, and I work at it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
Front yards are not made to walk in, but, at most, through, and you could go in the back way.
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