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How to pronounce yard
Say it like this: /ˈjɑɹd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does yard mean?
nounA small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
An enclosed outdoors area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
“A little further on, to the right, was a large garage, where the charabancs stood, half in and half out of the yard.”
verbTo confine to a yard.
“As they reached the door, Bose, having yarded the cows, was stealing around the corner of the pig-sty, and making for the woods.”
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