backyard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
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.
An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

/bækˈjɑːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backyard.wav

backyard backyards back-yard back yard

From back + yard.

front yard forecourt

court curtilage dooryard garden lawn

backyard cricket backyarder in one's backyard, in one's own backyard not in my backyard

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