Synonyms for yard

noun

1. An enclosure, usually about a building

   court, courtyard, barnyard, backyard, corral, fold, patch, patio, terrace, play area, lawn, grass, garden, clearing, quadrangle, lot; see also playground.

2. An enclosure for work

   brickyard, coalyard, junkyard, navy yard, dockyard, railroad yard, stockyard, lumberyard.

3. Often plural; tracks for making up trains

   railroad yard, switchyard, railway yard, marshalling yard, terminal.

4. A unit of measurement

   three feet, pace, step, arm-span, thirty-six inches; see also measure 1.