yard
US /jɑrd/
Definition
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The warehouse has a large yard where trucks can park overnight.
Synonyms
- courtyardan area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings
- lawna field of cultivated and mowed grass
Collocations
- Easy play in the front yardto play in the front yard, meaning to participate in games or sport
- Medium container storage yard logisticsdescribing container storage yard logistics (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))
- Hard timber measurement calculated in cubic yardsdescribing timber measurement calculated in cubic yards (the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material)
- Very Hard not give an inch or concede a single yard of grounddescribing not give an inch or concede a single yard of ground (negation of a word or group of words)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.