yards
Three feet each
Yards is the plural of yard, a unit of length equal to three feet or about 0.91 meters.
The term appears in measurements of fabric, distance, and athletic fields: She bought three yards of silk, a hundred-yard dash.
Yards also names enclosed outdoor areas attached to buildings: front yards, back yards, prison yards.
In nautical use, yards are horizontal spars supporting sails.
Space between two points
tape measure · ruler · dimension · span · stride · footage · pacing · surveying
Tended yard grass
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- gardenCultivated plant area
- patioPaved outdoor living space
- gateHinged barrier in fence
hedge · property · grounds · terrace · enclosure · perimeter · barrier · wall
Nautical support beam
- mastVessel's sail support
- riggingRopes controlling ship sails
- sailShip's wind-catching fabric
- square-riggerShip with horizontal-yard sails
boom · crosstrees · braces · halyard · ratlines · shrouds · topsail · gaff
Six-point gridiron play
- gridironBarred frame for broiling
- fieldArea of specialty
- goalpostScoring frame for kicks
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
quarterback · scrimmage · downs · punt · kickoff · gain · rushing · passing
distance
Space between two points
meters · tape measure · ruler · dimension · span · stride · footage · pacing · surveying · chain
lawn
Tended yard grass
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- gardenCultivated plant area
- patioPaved outdoor living space
gate · hedge · property · grounds · terrace · enclosure · perimeter · barrier · wall · shed
spar
Nautical support beam
square-rigger · boom · crosstrees · braces · halyard · ratlines · shrouds · topsail · gaff · spreader
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
endzone · quarterback · scrimmage · downs · punt · kickoff · gain · rushing · passing · line of scrimmage
stockyard
Livestock enclosure for trade
freight · loading · switchyard · depot · crane · forklift · pallets · inventory · salvage · reclamation
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
wool · linen · velvet · chiffon · denim · muslin · brocade · remnant · calico · satin
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- fitness metricssteps, calories burned, distance, heart rate, step count
- statsaverage, mean, median, mode, percentage
- walking distancesblock, blocks, city block, quarter mile, half mile
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- model trainsmodel trains, train set, train sets, electric trains, electric train
yardsindoors
Within a building
inside · living rooms · rooms · interiors · enclosed spaces
yardsmicrons
Millionths of a meter
nanometers · light-years · astronomical units · inches · millimeters
- yard saleHome-based resale event
- front yardGround before a house
- back yardResidential rear grounds
- yard workOutdoor property maintenance
- cubic yardsVolume in three-foot cubes
- whole nine yardsTotal extent possible
yard, graveyard, backyard, barnyard, yardstick, courtyard, churchyard, shipyard, lumberyard