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# backyard

«backyard» in Mova's school dictionary: **the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (backyard, backyards; also back yard)

### meaning for a pupil

A backyard is the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and Australia it is often called the back garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

a place, often a rectangle with length, width, area or a fence around it; in everyday life a place to play, grow food and keep pets; phrases «in the backyard», «backyard barbecue»

### examples

- The backyard is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x1)
- She planted 6 trees in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x2)
- A fence goes around the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x3)
- 9 birds are in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x4)
- We camped in the backyard in a tent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x5)
- The dog dug a hole in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x6)
- Dad grills burgers in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x7)
- We grow tomatoes in our backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x8)
- The kids built a fort in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x9)
- A swing hangs from the tree in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x10)
- The Princess and the gardener's boy were playing in the backyard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/#x11)

### note

Often an area or perimeter problem. Trap: fence means perimeter, grass or tiles mean area. Written as one word or two («back yard»).

### In the corpora

- [Children in Ohio cuddled and kissed backyard chickens; several got Salmonella and were sick for days.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/7/)
- [Backyard chickens (called chooks in Australia) are shut in at night because foxes and other predators attack in the dark.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/9/)
- [Backyard chickens and ducks often carry Salmonella, even when they look clean and healthy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/68-chickens-goats-and-little-creatures/23/)
- [On a backyard trampoline one person jumps at a time, with the net and padding in place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/250-gymnastics-winter-sports-and-fishing/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «backyard» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/backyard/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.