backyard
IPA: bˈækjɑrd
noun
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) 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.
- (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
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Examples of "backyard" in Sentences
- They planted a tree in their backyard.
- My backyard is tarmac and in the shade.
- I left the sprinkler on in the backyard.
- The pond is in the backyard of the garden.
- My backyard is tarmac and is in the shade.
- There are sparrows and doves in my backyard.
- While in the backyard the beating continued.
- There is a glade in the backyard of my house.
- An entrance to the secondary backyard was covered by a tarpaulin.
- Emotionally spent, he trespasses on the backyard of the house where he grew up.