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1 ♦ yard
♦ yard (1) /jɑ:d/n.1 iarda (misura di lunghezza pari a m 0,914): a square yard, una iarda quadrata; ten yards ( ten yard-lengths) of cloth, dieci iarde di stoffa2 (naut.) pennone: to man the yards, far salire (o disporre) i marinai sui pennoni ( come forma di saluto)● (comm., USA) yard goods, articoli venduti alla iarda ( stoffe, tessuti, ecc.); telerie □ yard measure, misura pari a una iarda □ (pop.) a yard of ale, un boccale ( alto e stretto) di birra.♦ yard (2) /jɑ:d/n.1 recinto; cortile; corte2 (edil.) cantiere3 (ferr., = railway yard) scalo ferroviario; piazzale ( di stazione); sistema di binari per deposito; stazione di smistamento● the Yard (abbr. fam. di Scotland Yard), Scotland Yard ( sede centrale della polizia londinese); (in USA) il campus della università di Harvard □ (ferr.) yard locomotive, locomotiva di manovra □ yard machine, macchina da giardinaggio □ (ferr.) yard master, capo scalo □ yard protector, dispositivo a ultrasuoni per proteggere giardini e prati ( da animali indesiderati) □ yard sale, ( USA) vendita di roba usata ( di solito nel cortile di casa o nei pressi); (estens.) vendita di beneficenza.(to) yard /jɑ:d/v. t.
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