Engelsk ordbog



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Engelsk navneord: yard

1. yard (om mængde el. mål) a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)pace


Mindre specifikke termerlinear measure, linear unit


Omfatter disse specifikke termerfoot, ft


Omfatter disse overordnede termerchain, fathom, fthm, lea, perch, pole, rod

2. yard (om genstand) the enclosed land around a house or other building


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningIt was a small house with almost no yard.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)curtilage, grounds


Mindre specifikke termerfield


Mere specifikke termerbackyard, dooryard, front yard, garden, playground, side yard

3. yard (om sted) a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThey opened a repair yard on the edge of town.


Mindre specifikke termerparcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract


Mere specifikke termerchurchyard, God's acre, junkyard, schoolyard, tiltyard

4. yard (om mængde el. mål) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, thousand


Mindre specifikke termerlarge integer


Mere specifikke termermillenary

5. yard (om mængde el. mål) a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)cubic yard


Mindre specifikke termercapacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit

6. yard (om sted) a tract of land where logs are accumulated


Mindre specifikke termerparcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract

7. yard (om genstand) an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)railway yard, railyard


Mindre specifikke termerparcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract


Mere specifikke termermarshalling yard

8. yard (om genstand) a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen


Mindre specifikke termerspar


Mere specifikke termermain yard


Omfatter disse specifikke termeryardarm


Omfatter disse overordnede termersailing ship, sailing vessel

9. yard (om genstand) an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)


Mindre specifikke termerenclosure


Mere specifikke termerbarnyard, chicken run, chicken yard, farmyard, fowl run, hen yard, stockyard









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