Phrase Hound found 117 phrases and 182 compound words that contain yard. The most common are listed below. Open yard in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 117
- front yardA yard to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a lawn and often trees, shrubs, and/or flowers.
- back yardAlternative spelling of backyard: A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- yard saleA sale of used household goods held on the seller's own premises.
- Scotland YardThe headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department of the London Metropolitan Police Force.
- Yard line
- yard of landAlternative form of yardland: The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.
- goods yardAn area associated with a railway station where freight is loaded and unloaded.
- wreck yardThe location of a dismantling business where wrecked or decommissioned vehicles are brought, for the recovery of reusable parts and scrap metal.
- marshalling yardA railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.
- knacker's yardThe area of a slaughterhouse where carcasses unfit for human consumption or other purposes are rendered down to produce useful materials such as glue.
- rail yardA complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
- church-yardAlternative form of churchyard: A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- receiving yardYard gained by the offense on a play in which a receiver caught the ball.
- yard goodsMerchandise, especially fabric, sold in units of linear measure.
- freight yardA rail yard for freight cars, typically designed for loading and unloading cargo and sorting locomotives.
- inn yardAlternative form of innyard: The yard of an inn.
- Great Scotland YardA historic street in London’s West End (Westminster), notable as the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service.
- New Scotland YardSynonym of Scotland Yard (its official name)
- fiddle yardA section of a model railway layout that is reserved for storing and working on trains, often hidden from view.
- classification yarda railroad yard where incoming freight trains are sorted into various sidings.
- main yardAlternative form of mainyard: The yard of the mainmast, from which the mainsail is hung
- navy yardA government dockyard for repairing vessels, training crews, etc.
- square yardA unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).
- yard birdsplural of yard bird: A chicken.
- yard lightAlternative form of yardlight: A freestanding weatherproof exterior light fixture in a garden or landscaped setting.
Compound words 182
- courtyardAn area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
- orchardA garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- vineyardA grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
- graveyardA tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- backyardA yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- shipyardA place where ships are built and repaired.
- yardstickA measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
- churchyardA patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- brickyardA place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.
- barnyardThe yard associated with or surrounding a barn.