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Unit of length
The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches.
Yard
Headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, Westminster, Greater London
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater
Scotland_Yard
2025 film by Jaume Collet-Serra
The Woman in the Yard is a 2025 American psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak in his feature film screenwriting
The_Woman_in_the_Yard
Dissociative gaze
The thousand-yard stare (also referred to as the two-thousand-yard stare) is a blank, unfocused gaze of people experiencing dissociation due to acute
Thousand-yard_stare
2000 American crime drama film by James Gray
The Yards is a 2000 American crime film directed by James Gray, written by Gray and Matt Reeves, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize
The_Yards
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up yard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A yard is a measurement of length in the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that
Yard_(disambiguation)
British rock band
Yard Act are a British rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, composed of James Smith (vocals, lyrics), Ryan Needham (bass), Sam Shipstone (guitar) and
Yard_Act
The Morrisville Yard is an American rail yard that is used by New Jersey Transit rail operations for trains on its Northeast Corridor Line. It is located
Morrisville_Yard
Speed test in American football
The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by
40-yard_dash
World's largest railway yard (North Platte, Nebraska, US)
Bailey Yard is the world's largest railroad classification yard. Employees sort, service and repair locomotives and cars headed all across North America
Bailey_Yard
Rail yard for sorting and assembling rail vehicles into trains
A classification yard (American English, as well as the Canadian National Railway), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, and Australian English
Classification_yard
Sail-carrying part of the rigging of a sailing ship
A yard is a spar on a mast from which sails are set. It may be constructed of timber or steel or from more modern materials such as aluminium or carbon
Yard_(sailing)
Enclosed area designated for railways
A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail
Rail_yard
American stand-up comedian
Mike Yard is an American stand-up comedian. Yard was a contributor for The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore. Yard was previously the winner of Comedy Central's
Mike_Yard
1978 American film
On the Yard is a 1978 American prison drama film written by Malcolm Braly, directed by Raphael D. Silver and starring John Heard. It is based on Braly's
On_the_Yard
American chef
Sherry Yard (born January 11, 1964) is an American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. Yard has served as a chef in several Wolfgang Puck restaurants
Sherry_Yard
Place for storage and dismantling of used automobiles
include wreck yard, wrecker's yard, salvage yard, breaker's yard, dismantler, and scrapheap. In the UK, Ireland and South Africa, car salvage yards are called
Wrecking_yard
Historic Sayre Yard, named after the chief engineer and first superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV), was established across the state line
Sayre_Yard
Rail yard in Queens, New York
/ 40.74972°N 73.9270472°W / 40.74972; -73.9270472 Sunnyside Yard is a large coach yard in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens, New York City. Owned
Sunnyside_Yard
Middle-distance running event
The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m less than a half
800_metres
2007 film by Sylvain White
Stomp the Yard is a 2007 American dance drama film produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures' Screen Gems division on January 12
Stomp_the_Yard
Restaurant
Concepts, Inc. doing business as Yard House, is an American restaurant chain, with 80+ locations across the United States. Yard House was purchased by Darden
Yard_House
Shipyard and industrial complex in Brooklyn, New York
The Brooklyn Navy Yard (originally known as the New York Navy Yard) is a shipyard and industrial complex in northwest Brooklyn in New York City, New York
Brooklyn_Navy_Yard
yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards,
List of New York City Subway yards
List_of_New_York_City_Subway_yards
Units defined by international agreement
The international yard and pound are two units of measurement that were the subject of an agreement among representatives of six nations signed on 1 July
International_yard_and_pound
Oldest part of the Harvard University campus
Harvard Yard is the oldest and among the most prominent parts of the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The yard has a historic
Harvard_Yard
Person who removes animal carcasses
meal, bone char, sal ammoniac, soap, bleach and animal feed. A knacker's yard or a knackery is different from a slaughterhouse or abattoir, where animals
Knacker
Shipyard located in Kerch, Crimea
The Zaliv Shipbuilding Yard (Russian: Судостроительный завод «Залив», Ukrainian: Суднобудівний завод «Залив») is located in Kerch, Crimea and specializes
Zaliv_Shipbuilding_Yard
Freight yard in Hudson County, New Jersey, US
Greenville Yard is a freight rail yard in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey, adjacent
Greenville_Yard
Minor League Baseball team in Hartford, Connecticut
The Hartford Yard Goats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Yard Goats, which play in the Eastern League, are the Double-A
Hartford_Yard_Goats
Land adjacent to buildings
A yard is an area of land immediately adjacent to one or more buildings. It may be either enclosed or open. The word may come from the same linguistic
Yard_(land)
2017 British television series
Apple Tree Yard is a British television psychological thriller, adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by Louise Doughty. The four-part series was
Apple_Tree_Yard
Topics referred to by the same term
Yard goat can refer to: A slang term for a terminal tractor, used to tow trailers around a warehouse or yard A slang term for a switcher, which serves
Yard_goat
Running race distance
440-yard dash, or quarter-mile race, is an obsolete sprint race in track and field competitions. In many countries, athletes competed in the 440 yard dash
440-yard_dash
Annual college football player showcase
evaluations include: 40-yard dash Bench press of 225 pounds (102 kg) Vertical jump Broad jump 20-yard shuttle 3 cone drill 60-yard shuttle Position-specific
NFL_Scouting_Combine
Play in American football
rushing play. The term is typically used in reference to "yards per carry", meaning yards per attempt rushing the ball. Although running backs are typically
Carry_(gridiron_football)
The Gateway Yard of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, located in Youngstown, Ohio, opened in the fall of 1957 and remained in operation until CSX
Gateway_Yard
Very tall beer glass
A yard of ale or yard glass is a tall beer glass used for drinking around 2+1⁄2 imperial pints (1.4 L) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The glass
Yard_of_ale
2005 film by Peter Segal
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner. A remake of 1974's film of the same name
The_Longest_Yard_(2005_film)
Pay-to-use stable
livery yard, livery stable or boarding stable, is a stable where horse owners pay a weekly or monthly fee to keep their horses. A livery or boarding yard is
Livery_yard
2013 mass shooting in Washington, D.C., U.S.
The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass
Washington_Navy_Yard_shooting
Provision of a fenced yard in poultry keeping
poultry keeping, yarding is the practice of providing the poultry with a fenced yard in addition to a poultry house. Movable yarding is a form of managed
Yarding
American rock band
Skin Yard was an American grunge band from Seattle, Washington, that was active from 1985 to 1992. The group never gained a mainstream audience but were
Skin_Yard
Alley in London, United Kingdom
Neal's Yard is a small alley in London's Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a courtyard. It is named after the 17th-century
Neal's_Yard
Street in the St. James's district of Westminster, London
Great Scotland Yard is a street in Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. By the 16th century, this "yard", which was then
Great_Scotland_Yard
English blues and psychedelic rock band
it from Jack Kerouac's novel On the Road, where it referred to railroad yard hoboes. He adds that Topham identified it as a nickname for jazz saxophonist
The_Yardbirds
Shipyard and building complex in Massachusetts
Boston Navy Yard (also known as Charlestown Navy Yard and Boston Naval Shipyard) is a former shipyard in the Charlestown section of Boston in Massachusetts
Boston_Navy_Yard
US Navy facility in Washington, DC
The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is a ceremonial and administrative center for the United States Navy, located in the federal national capital city of Washington
Washington_Navy_Yard
Topics referred to by the same term
Navy Yard may refer to: Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts Brooklyn Navy Yard, the New York Naval Shipyard Cavite Navy Yard, located in Manila Bay, the Philippines
Navy_Yard
Short story by Esteban Echeverría
The Slaughter Yard (Spanish El matadero) is a short story by the Argentine poet and essayist Esteban Echeverría (1805–1851). The first Argentine work of
The_Slaughter_Yard
Douglas Dale Yard was appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba on October 7, 1998. His appointment was effective
Douglas_Yard
American company
Engine Yard is a San Francisco, California, based, privately held platform as a service company focused on Ruby on Rails, PHP and Node.js deployment and
Engine_Yard
Topics referred to by the same term
Timber yard may refer to: Lumber yard in British English variants Timberyard Records This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title
Timber_Yard
Anglican cathedral in London, England
prayer. The nearest London Underground station is St Paul's, which is 130 yards (120 m) away from St Paul's Cathedral. The location of Londinium's original
St_Paul's_Cathedral
American football player (born 1976)
selections, 4,000-yard passing seasons, single-season passing yards, and single-season passing touchdowns. He is also third in career passing yards and career
Peyton_Manning
Type of sports field
field" is used as unit of measurement, it is usually understood to mean 100 yards (91.44 m), although technically the full length of the official field, including
American_football_field
American vlogger and podcaster
American YouTuber and podcaster. He is a co-host of the podcasts The Basement Yard and Other People's Lives and the founder of Santagato Studios. He is the
Joe_Santagato
Shipbuilder in Kingston upon Hull, England
Blaydes' Yard was a private shipbuilder in Kingston upon Hull, England, founded in the 18th century which fulfilled multiple Royal Navy contracts. Her
Blaydes_Yard
Site of wood processing or storage
A lumber yard (or lumberyard) is a location where lumber and wood-related products used in construction and/or home improvement projects are processed
Lumber_yard
Linden Yard is the name of two separate railroad freight yards in Linden, New Jersey, United States. One is owned by the Staten Island Railway (SIR) and
Linden_Yard
Algorithm to parse a syntax with infix notation to postfix notation
In computer science, the shunting yard algorithm is a method for parsing arithmetical or logical expressions, or a combination of both, specified in infix
Shunting_yard_algorithm
Chedham's Yard is a collection of workshops, garden and visitor centre located in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England. The site was the winner of the BBC
Chedham's_Yard
Topics referred to by the same term
Palace Yard may refer to: New Palace Yard Old Palace Yard Palace of Westminster This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Palace
Palace_Yard
Topics referred to by the same term
Scotland Yard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Greater London Metropolitan Police. Scotland Yard may also
Scotland Yard (disambiguation)
Scotland_Yard_(disambiguation)
2010 American film
Stomp the Yard: Homecoming is a 2010 American dance drama film directed by Rob Hardy and produced by Will Packer. It is the sequel to the 2007 American
Stomp_the_Yard:_Homecoming
Ship breaking yard in Alang, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
The Alang Ship Breaking Yard is the world's largest ship breaking yard, responsible for dismantling more than a third of retired freight and cargo ships
Alang_Ship_Breaking_Yard
Rail yard in Manhattan, New York
The West Side Yard (officially the John D. Caemmerer West Side Yard) is a rail yard of 30 tracks owned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on
West_Side_Yard
2023 studio album by Slow Pulp
Yard is the second studio album by American indie rock band Slow Pulp. It was released on September 29, 2023, through Anti-. Following the release of their
Yard_(album)
CSX rail yard in Selkirk, New York
Selkirk Yard Selkirk Yard is a large freight railroad yard located in Selkirk, New York, about 8 mi (13 km) south of Albany. The yard is owned by CSX
Selkirk_Yard
Historic building in Atlanta
District Pullman Yard or Pullman Yards is a former industrial complex in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta that is now an entertainment and residential
Pullman_Yard
Enola Yard Enola Yard is a large rail yard located in East Pennsboro Township, Pennsylvania, along the western shore of the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg
Enola_Yard
Sprint running event
and elsewhere, athletes previously ran the 220-yard dash (201.168 m) instead of the 200 m (218.723 yards), though the distance is now obsolete. The standard
200_metres
MacMillan Yard is the main Toronto-area railway classification yard for Canadian National Railway (CN), and is located in the nearby city of Vaughan,
MacMillan_Yard
Neighborhood in Northern Virginia
Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally
Potomac_Yard
Rail yard in Georgia, United States
Hulsey Yard is a rail yard of the CSX railroad, stretching approximately 0.9 miles (1.4 km) along the border of the Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, Cabbagetown
Hulsey_Yard
Portion of land between a street and house
On a residential area, a front yard (United States, Canada, Australia) or front garden (United Kingdom, Europe) is the portion of land between the street
Front_yard
Forestry equipment for moving logs
of configurations and variations, such as the swing yarder and grapple yarder. The early yarders were steam powered. They traveled on railroads, known
Yarder
US Navy shipyard in Bremerton, Washington
its establishment in 1891; it has also been known as Navy Yard Puget Sound, Bremerton Navy Yard, and the Bremerton Naval Complex. It is bordered on the
Puget_Sound_Naval_Shipyard
Topics referred to by the same term
The Longest Yard may refer to: The Longest Yard (1974 film), starring Burt Reynolds The Longest Yard (2005 film), remake of the 1974 film starring Adam
The_Longest_Yard
Marble slurry disposal site in Rajasthan, India
Kishangarh Dumping Yard or Kishangarh Marble Slurry Dumping Yard is a dedicated waste disposal site for marble processing by-products located near Kishangarh
Kishangarh_dumping_yard
Human settlement in Wales
Quakers Yard or Quaker's Yard (Welsh: Mynwent y Crynwyr) is a village in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, situated where the Taff Bargoed Valley joins
Quakers_Yard
US Navy shipyard in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania. Founded as a commercial operation in 1776, it became the Navy's first yard in 1801, and was historically important for nearly two centuries. Construction
Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
Bensenville Yard is a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight and switching yard located in Bensenville and Franklin Park, Illinois. It is located 15 miles
Bensenville_Yard
2023 studio album by J Hus
Beautiful and Brutal Yard (also abbreviated B.A.B.Y) is the third studio album by British rapper J Hus, released on 14 July 2023 through Black Butter Records
Beautiful_and_Brutal_Yard
Rail yard in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Symington Yard is the largest rail classification yard of the Canadian National Railway, and one of the largest rail yards in the world. The intermodal
Symington_Yard
Theatre in London, England
The Yard Theatre, opened in 2011, is a theatre in a converted warehouse in Hackney Wick in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It programmes theatre and
The_Yard_Theatre
Duryea Yard (formerly Coxton Yard, sometimes Pittston Junction, or West Pittston Yard) is a railroad yard in the Wyoming Valley region of Northeastern
Duryea_Yard
Rail yard in Pennsylvania, US
Conway Yard Conway Yard (also known as Conway Terminal) is a major rail yard located in the boroughs of Conway, Pennsylvania, and Freedom, Pennsylvania
Conway_Yard
Hypothetical ancient unit of measurement
The megalithic yard is a hypothetical ancient unit of length equal to about 2.72 feet (0.829 m). Some researchers believe it was used in the construction
Megalithic_yard
A mating yard is a term for an apiary which consists primarily of queen mating nucs and hives which raise drones. A queen bee must mate in order to lay
Mating_yard
Informal, irregularly scheduled event for the sale of used goods by private individuals
typically a garage; other sales are conducted at a driveway, carport, front yard or inside a house. Some vendors, known as "squatters", will set up in a high-traffic
Garage_sale
Enclosed courtyard for jousting or knight's games
A tiltyard (or tilt yard or tilt-yard) was an enclosed courtyard for jousting. Tiltyards were a common feature of Tudor era castles and palaces. The Horse
Tiltyard
Former railroad yard redeveloped as park and housing
Taylor Yard, in Los Angeles California, United States, is a former railway station and classification yard and headquarters of Southern Pacific Railroad
Taylor_Yard
2000 National Football League championship game
24 yards, three completions from McNair to tight end Frank Wycheck for 15 yards and a 2-yard run by McNair advanced the ball to the Rams' 25-yard line
Super_Bowl_XXXIV
Robert Yard (c. 1651 – 26 or 27 April 1705) was the member of the Parliament of England for Marlborough for the parliament of December 1701 to 1702. YARD, Robert
Robert_Yard
Not in my backyard
Not in my back yard (/ˈnɪmbi/; or, nimby), or NIMBY for short, is the opposition by residents to proposed real estate development and infrastructure developments
NIMBY
Railway Yard in Kansas City, Kansas
The Argentine Yard is a classification yard of the BNSF Railway in Kansas City, Kansas. With 60 directional tracks and an area of over 3 km2, it is the
Argentine_Yard
American football player (born 1989)
overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end: seven. He holds the record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season with
Travis_Kelce
Place containing beehives of honey bees
An apiary (also known as a bee yard) is a location where beehives of honey bees are kept. Apiaries come in many sizes and can be rural or urban depending
Apiary
American football player (born 1996)
yards and 100 rushing yards in a game. During a Week 16 rematch with the Patriots, Allen passed for 312 yards, three touchdowns, and ran for 65 yards
Josh_Allen
YARD
YARD
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Yard.
Boy/Male
British, English, French
Garden
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an orchard, or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower, from Middle English orchard.English : habitational name from any of the places called Orchard. Those in Devon and Somerset are named from Old English ortgeard, orceard (a compound of wort, wyrt ‘plant’ (later associated with Latin hortus ‘garden’) + geard ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’), while East and West Orchard near Shaftesbury in Dorset have a different origin, ‘(place) beside the wood’, from Celtic ar + cēd.Scottish : English surname adopted as equivalent of Urquhart.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
From the river Jordan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an enclosure of some kind, Middle English yard(e) (Old English geard; compare Garth).English : nickname from Middle English yard ‘rod’, ‘stick’ (Old English (Anglian) gerd), probably with reference to a rod or staff carried as a symbol of authority.English : from the same word as in 2, used to denote a measure of land. The surname probably denoted someone who held this quantity of land, and as it was quite a large amount (varying at different periods and in different places, but generally approximately 30 acres, a quarter of a hide), such a person would have been a reasonably prosperous farmer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a vineyard, or a metonymic occupational name for a vine dresser, from Middle English vine ‘vine(yard)’ (Old French vi(g)ne). Vine growing was formerly more common in England than it is now, and there are several minor places in southern England named from their vineyard, any of which may be partial sources of the surname. See also Vineyard, Wingard.Spanish (Viñe) : variant of Viña (see Vina).
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name from any of various places, for example Yardley in the West Midlands, Essex, Northamptonshire, etc., or Yarley in Somerset, named with Old English gerd, gyrd ‘pole’, ‘stick’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. The compound apparently referred to a forest where timber could be gathered.
Female
Hebrew
(×™Ö·×¨Ö°×“Ö¸× Ö¸×”) Feminine form of Hebrew unisex Yarden, YARDENA means "flowing down."Â
Female
Hebrew
(יַרְדָן) Hebrew unisex name YARDEN means "flowing down." In the bible, this is the name of a river in Palestine.
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Hardy Tree; From the Yard of Tree Stumps
Boy/Male
English
From the cattle yard.
Surname or Lastname
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese : from corte ‘court’ (Latin cohors ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’, genitive cohortis), applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.English : variant spelling of Court.Americanized spelling of Korte.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : topographic name from Middle English, Old French court(e), curt ‘court’ (Latin cohors, genitive cohortis, ‘yard’, ‘enclosure’). This word was used primarily with reference to the residence of the lord of a manor, and the surname is usually an occupational name for someone employed at a manorial court.English : nickname from Old French, Middle English curt ‘short’, ‘small’ (Latin curtus ‘curtailed’, ‘truncated’, ‘cut short’, ‘broken off’).Irish : reduced form of McCourt.
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Descendent.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a dealer in cloth or a tailor, from Middle High German, Middle Low German el(l)e ‘yardstick’, ‘length of the lower arm’.German : from a short form, Edilo, from any of various Germanic personal names composed with adal ‘noble family’.English : from the female personal name Ela, a reduced form of Elena and possibly also of Eleanor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a lost place in Yardley, Birmingham, recorded in 1645 as Puggmyre Farm. This derives from the name of its 13th-century landlord, Robert Pugg, whose surname is of unknown etymology, + Middle English myre ‘mire’, ‘bog’.
Male
Hebrew
(יַרְדָן) Hebrew unisex name YARDEN means "flowing down." In the bible, this is the name of the river in Palestine. The English form is Jordan.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Enclosed Meadow
Surname or Lastname
English, French, German, Polish, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán)
English, French, German, Polish, and Slovenian; Spanish and Hungarian (Jordán) : from the Christian baptismal name Jordan. This is taken from the name of the river Jordan (Hebrew Yarden, a derivative of yarad ‘to go down’, i.e. to the Dead Sea). At the time of the Crusades it was common practice for crusaders and pilgrims to bring back flasks of water from the river in which John the Baptist had baptized people, including Christ himself, and to use it in the christening of their own children. As a result Jordan became quite a common personal name.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Yardley.
YARD
YARD
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Visitor; Guest
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Full Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lum.Dutch : perhaps from a short form of a Germanic personal name, Lieman or Liemaar.Korean : variant of Im.Chinese : Fujian variant of Lin 1.Filipino : unexplained.
Female
Scottish
 Norman French form of Old High German Adalheid, ALISON means "noble sort." In use by the English and Scottish.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Respect
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Goddess Amman
Girl/Female
Muslim
Fighter, One who entangles
Girl/Female
Arabic
Trustworthy; Safe
Girl/Female
Hebrew
God will add.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sparkle to life
YARD
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n.
A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara now in use equals 33.385 inches.
v. t.
To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for lowering it.
v. t.
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a yard; as, to yard cows.
n.
An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.
n.
A piece of plank two yard/ long and a foot broad.
n.
A yardstick.
n.
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
n.
A virgate; a yardland.
n.
Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard, from the center or mast to the end.
n.
As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.
n.
A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.
v. i.
A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.
n.
The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard to the mast.
n.
A yard or place for tilting.
n.
Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as, the volume of an elephant's body; a volume of gas.
n.
A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered.
pl.
of Yardful
n.
An ell; also, a yard.
v. t.
To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings.