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Yard

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Meaning

Noun

●
A small, usually
area
or (now especially) within the
of a
or other building.
●
In American English, Australian English & Canadian English:
The
,
by
lawn.
●
An
area
for a specific
, e.g. on
,
etc.
●
A place where
or
in
for
,
, etc.
●
In Jamaican English & Multicultural London English:
One’s
or home.
●
In Units of measure:
  • A
    of
    to 3
    in the US
    and British
    of
    easurement,
    to
    0.9144
    since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).
  • Ellipsis of
    .. a
    of area (common with textiles)
    • ●
  • A
    of
    to 3
    in the US
    and British
    of
    easurement,
    to
    0.9144
    since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).
  • Ellipsis of
    .. a
    of
    (common in
    and earthmoving)
    • ●
    Units of
    or
    in other systems.
    ●
    In Nautical:
    Any
    aloft.
    ●
    In Nautical & Genitalia:
  • Any
    aloft.
  • A long
    a
    to which is
    a
    , and may be further
    as a
    ,
    , or
    . The first is
    the
    , the latter two
    obliquely.
    • ●
    A
    ,
    , or shoot.
    ●
    A
    ,
    , or stick.
    ●
    In Medicine & Genitalia:
    A penis.
    ●
    In American English:
    100 dollars.
    ●
    The
    , an
    English
    of
    as 30 acres.
    ●
    The
    , a
    of (once) 15 or (now) 16+¹⁄₂ feet.
    ●
    The
    , area
    by a
    , ¹⁄₄ acre.
    ●
    In Finance:
    10⁹, A
    ; a
    or milliard.

    Verb

    ●
    To
    to a yard.
    ●
    To
    a
    ,
    along.

    Name

    ●
    Scotland Yard or New Scotland Yard
    ●
    Jamaica
    ●
    The Metropolitan Police Service
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    yard
    English
    arrow
    geard
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    gerd
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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