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yard1

Pronunciation: /jɑːd/

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Definition of yard

noun

  • 1 (abbreviation: yd) a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre): a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth
  • (yards of) informal a great length of something:yards and yards of fine lace
  • a square or cubic yard, especially of sand or other building materials.
  • 2a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship’s mast for a sail to hang from.
  • 3US informal one hundred dollars; a one-hundred-dollar note: it cost two hundred up front—one yard for Maurice, one for the girl

Phrases

by the yard

in large numbers or quantities:golf continues to inspire books by the yard

Origin:

Old English gerd (in yard1 (sense 2)), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard 'twig, rod' and German Gerte

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