Yard :  (noun)
1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride [syn: pace]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" [syn: grounds, curtilage]
3: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
4: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for ... ( more )

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