definition of
yard

[1] #1 yard n. [pace] a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. wn

[2] #2 yard n. [grounds, curtilage] the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard". wn

[3] #3 yard n. 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". wn

[4] #4 yard n. [thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou] the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. wn

[5] #5 yard n. [cubic yard] a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). wn