Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
yard
yard S2 W2 /jɑːd $ jɑːrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [Sense 1: Language: Old English; Origin: geard, gierd 'stick'] [Sense 2-4: Language: Old English; Origin: geard 'enclosed area'] 1. MEASURE (written abbreviation yd) a unit for measuring length, equal to three feet or 0.91 metres: a hundred yards away an area of 9,000 square yards 2. ENCLOSED AREA an enclosed area next to a building or group of buildings, used for a special purpose, activity, or business: a builder’s yard a timber yard prison/school yard (=an area outside a prison or school where prisoners or students do activities outdoors) 3. GARDEN American English the area around a house, usually covered with grass SYN garden British English front/back yard The kids were playing in the back yard. 4. BACK OF HOUSE British English an enclosed area without grass at the back of a small house ⇨ ↑backyard