plural noun
Units of length equal to 3 feet, or 0.9144 meters, each.
The field is 100 yards long.
She bought two yards of blue fabric.
American English
How to pronounce yards
nounA2Common word
YAHRDZ
/jɑɹdz/
One syllable.
Form of yard
Units of length equal to 3 feet, or 0.9144 meters, each.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
plural noun
Open outdoor areas next to or around buildings, especially houses.
The children are playing in the yards behind the houses.
Several yards have large trees.
plural noun
Enclosed outdoor areas where trains, trucks, equipment, or materials are kept or moved.
Several trains are waiting in the yards.
The company stores lumber in its yards.
Useful expressions
A sale of used items held outside someone's home.
We found a great lamp at a yard sale.
Everything that is possible or included.
For the wedding, they wanted the whole nine yards.