# yards

Pronunciation: US say "YARDZ" /jɑɹdz/; UK say "YAHDZ" /jɑːdz/

## Noun

1. Plural of yard. — plural of yard
   - Simple: Plural of yard. Use this form when you mean more than one yard.
   - _The new fence ran for several hundred yards along the edge of the field._
   - _The row houses had narrow yards leading down toward the canal._
2. The complete sailing rig of a ship, considered as a whole.
   - Simple: The full set of sails and poles that drive a sailing ship.
   - _The captain ordered the yards braced sharply so the ship could sail closer to the wind._
   - _Restorers spent months rebuilding the schooner's yards before she could sail again._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of yard. — third-person singular simple present indicative of yard
   - Simple: The form of yard used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The herder yards the animals at the first sign of a blizzard._
   - _A skidder yards the logs out of the forest to the landing._

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