backyard

  1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
  2. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
  3. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Opposite of
front yard#Noun, forecourt#Noun
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bækˈjɑːd/
Etymology

From back + yard.

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