yard

¹yard

noun \ˈyärd\

Definition of YARD

1

a : a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building : court b : the grounds of a building or group of buildings

2

: the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass

3

a : an enclosure for livestock (as poultry) b (1) : an area with its buildings and facilities set aside for a particular business or activity (2) : an assembly or storage area (as for dry-docked boats) c : a system of tracks for storage and maintenance of cars and making up trains

4

: a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter

Origin of YARD

Middle English, from Old English geard enclosure, yard; akin to Old High German gart enclosure, Latin hortus garden

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Railroad Terms

cowcatcher, cupola, gauge, vestibule

Rhymes with YARD

bard, barred, card, chard, Dard, fard, guard, hard, lard, nard, pard, sard, shard