Main Entry:

¹yard

Pronunciation:

\ˈyärd\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

before 12th century

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 buildings2: the grounds immediately surrounding a house that are usually covered with grass3 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 trains4: a locality in a forest where deer herd in winter