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dirt yard

dirt yard noun: an unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.

Noun

dirt yard (plural dirt yards)

  1. (US) An unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.
    • Out front was a clean dirt yard with every vestige of grass patiently uprooted and the ground scarred in deep whorls from the strike of Livvie’s broom.1943, Eudora Welty, “Livvie”, in The Wide Net and Other Stories, New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., page 156
    • One summer morning, after I had swept the dirt yard of leaves, spearmint-gum wrappers and Vienna-sausage labels, I raked the yellow-red dirt, and made half-moons carefully, so that the design stood out clearly and mask-like.1969, Maya Angelou, chapter 5, in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, New York: Bantam, published 1971, page 23

Forms of dirt yard

pluraldirt yards
alternative formdirtyard

Questions about dirt yard

What does dirt yard mean?
Dirt yard means an unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.
What part of speech is dirt yard?
Dirt yard is a noun.
What is the plural of dirt yard?
The plural of dirt yard is dirt yards.

Words near dirt yard in the dictionary

  1. dirt sandwiches
  2. dirt stache
  3. dirt sticks
  4. dirt track
  5. dirt tracks
  6. dirt yard
  7. dirt yards
  8. dirt-box
  9. dirt-cheap
  10. dirt-dauber
  11. dirt-daubers

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