yard

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
2. The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
3. An enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
4. A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
5. One’s house or home.

Verb

To confine to a yard.

Verb

To move a yard at a time, as opposed to inching along.

Concepts

cour

yard

vergue

jardin

verge

dépôt

tu

pelouse

parvis

chantier

d’école

de ferme

enclos

voies de garage

préau

chantier naval

espar

famille

pas

chiliade

mille

thou

tutoyer

antenne

gazon

voile latine

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/jɑːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English yerd, yard, ȝerd, ȝeard, from Old English ġeard (“yard, garden, fence, enclosure”), from Proto-West Germanic *gard, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- (“to enclose”).
See also Dutch gaard, obsolete German Gart, German Garten, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål gård, Norwegian Nynorsk gard, Lithuanian gardas (“pen, enclosure”), Russian го́род (górod, “town”), Serbo-Croatian and Slovene grad ("town"), Albanian gardh (“fence”), Romanian gard, Avestan 𐬔𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬛𐬵𐬀 (gərədha, “dev's cave”), Sanskrit गृह (gṛha)), Medieval Latin gardinus, jardinus. Doublet of garden and garth.

Phrases

A disused freight yard is located south of the station .

Une cour de fret désaffectée est située au sud de la gare.