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A yard is an enclosed area of land, usually tied to a building. The word comes from the same linguistic root as the word garden and has many of the same meanings. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 853 KB)A typical backyard File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 853 KB)A typical backyard File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England. ...

A number of derived words exist, usually tied to a particular usage or building type. Some are now archaic. Examples of such words are courtyard, farmyard, and stableyard. A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. ...

In North America today, a yard is any part of a property surrounding or associated with a residential structure, usually (although not necessarily) separate from a garden (where plant maintenance is more formalized). A yard will typically consist mostly of lawn or play area. The yard in front of a house is referred to as a front yard, the area at the rear is known as a backyard. Backyards are generally more private and are thus a more common location for recreation. Yard size varies with population density. In urban centres many houses have very small or even no yards at all. In the suburbs yards are generally much larger and have room for such amenities as a patio or swimming pool. World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... Part of a garden in Bristol, England A flower bed in the gardens of Bristol Zoo, England. ... A typical lawn A lawn sprinkler A lawn is an area of land planted with grass and sometimes clover and other plants, which are maintained at an even low height. ... A patio garden is an outdoor garden space generally used for dining or recreation that often adjoins a residence and is typically paved. ... 50 meter indoor swimming pool For the 2003 film, see Swimming Pool. ...

In British English the above description would describe a garden, similarly subdivided into a front-garden and a back-garden. In modern Britain the term yard is often used for depots and land adjacent to workplace buildings. British English is a term used by people outside the UK to refer to the form of the English language spoken in the British Isles. ...