yard (Noun) — A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimetres; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.
yard (Noun) — The enclosed land around a house or other building.
yard (Noun) — A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings). ex. "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
yard (Noun) — The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.
yard (Noun) — A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel).
yard (Noun) — A tract of land where logs are accumulated.
yard (Noun) — An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines.
yard (Noun) — A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen.
yard (Noun) — An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).
yard (Noun) — An area of land next to a house, usually uncultivated and often paved and surrounded by walls.