Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of yard
"The old schooner's yards were furled against the heavy gale to prevent them from snapping in the wind."
The totality of the sailing rig.
In plain English: Yards are units of length used to measure distances, especially for things like sports fields or long stretches of ground.
"The football player celebrated after running for ten yards to score a touchdown."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yard
"The gardener yarms over how much fertilizer to spread on his large plot of land."
In plain English: To yard something means to move it around aimlessly or without any specific purpose.
"The coach told the players to yards forward on the next play."
Derived from Old English geard, yards originally referred to an enclosed courtyard or farmyard. The term later evolved to denote the unit of length based on historical land measurements and royal standards.