Definitions for Backyard
ˈbækˈyɑrdback·yard

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1. backyardnoun

   the grounds in back of a house

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1. backyardnoun

   A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

2. backyardnoun

   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.

3. backyardnoun

   An area nearby to a country or other jurisidiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

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1. Backyard

   A backyard, or back yard (known in the United Kingdom as a back garden or just garden), is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.In Australia, until the mid-20th century, the back yard of a property would traditionally contain a fowl run, outhouse ("dunny"), vegetable patch, and woodheap. More recently, these have been replaced by outdoor entertainments such as a barbecue and swimming pool. But, since the 1990s, the trend in Australian suburban development has been for back yards to disappear as the dwellings now occupy almost all of the building plot.In higher latitudes, it is economical in low land value regions to use open land surrounding a house for vegetable gardening during summers and allow sunlight to enter house windows from a low horizon angle during winters. As land value increases, houses are built nearer to each other. In order to preserve some of the open land, house owners may choose to allow construction on the side land of their houses, but not build in front of or behind their house in order to preserve some remnants of open surrounding land. The back area is known as the backyard or back garden.

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1. backyard

   A backyard is an outdoor space located at the rear part of a property, usually a house or domicile. It is typically covered by grass or a garden and is commonly used for recreational activities, relaxation, or gardening. The size and features of a backyard can vary greatly depending on the property and the preferences of the owner. Backyards can be equipped with outdoor furniture, play areas for children, swimming pools, or barbecue facilities, among other amenities.

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How to pronounce Backyard?

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How to say Backyard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backyard in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Backyard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Backyard in a Sentence

1. Darryn Quayle:

   It's as if we've fallen on our feet, what we have in our own backyard is quite remarkable.

2. Van Eaton:

   You don't see a lot of people with, say, a Space Mountain car in their backyard, or a 40-foot-long sea serpent, for that matter, by their swimming pool. It's the kind of collection you'll see once in a lifetime.

3. Jeff Sessions:

   Too often, religious schools and their students face discrimination, some local officials even try to keep them out of their backyard by abusing zoning laws.

4. Scott Kelly:

   I think that would be too late, you know, I think if we’re going to Mars, and we were growing stuff, we would be responsible for deciding when the stuff needed water. Kind of like in my backyard, I look at it and say ‘ Oh, maybe I should water the grass today. ’ I think this is how this should be handled.

5. Thomas Filingeri:

   There is no need to look at Venezuela for examples of why socialism doesn't work, they're in our own backyard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Backyard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backyard
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Backyard