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lumberyard

US/ˈlʌmbɚˌjɑɹd/

lumberyard noun: a facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.

Noun

lumberyard (plural lumberyards)

  1. A facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.
    • I'll just go to the lumberyard and buy some more two by fours so we can finish building this.
    • He got a job at the lumberyard, working the big saw for planks.

Forms of lumberyard

plurallumberyards
alternative formlumber yard

Origin of lumberyard

From lumber + yard.

Questions about lumberyard

What does lumberyard mean?
Lumberyard means a facility dedicated to the preparation and sale of lumber.
What part of speech is lumberyard?
Lumberyard is a noun.
How do you pronounce lumberyard?
Lumberyard is pronounced /ˈlʌmbɚˌjɑɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of lumberyard?
The plural of lumberyard is lumberyards.

Words near lumberyard in the dictionary

  1. lumberwoman
  2. lumberwomen
  3. lumberwood
  4. lumberwoods
  5. lumbery
  6. lumberyard
  7. lumberyards
  8. lumbi
  9. Lumbia
  10. Lumbini
  11. lumbo-

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