YARDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Yard

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: jɑːd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)

Short Definition:

unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet

Examples:
  • a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth
Definition:

a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from.

Short Definition:

cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across ship's mast for sail

Definition:

100 dollars; a 100 dollar bill

Short Definition:

100 dollars

Examples:
  • it cost two hundred up front—one yard for Maurice, one for the girl

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