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schoolyard

schoolyard noun: the grounds around a school.

Noun

schoolyard (plural schoolyards)

  1. (US) The grounds around a school.
    • Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona / Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard1972, Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon
  2. (UK) An open field near a school used for recreation by the students.

Forms of schoolyard

pluralschoolyards

Plural of schoolyard: schoolyards

Origin of schoolyard

From school + yard.

Questions about schoolyard

What does schoolyard mean?
Schoolyard means the grounds around a school.
What part of speech is schoolyard?
Schoolyard is a noun.
What is the plural of schoolyard?
The plural of schoolyard is schoolyards.

Words near schoolyard in the dictionary

  1. schoolwise
  2. schoolwoman
  3. schoolwomen
  4. schoolwork
  5. schooly
  6. schoolyard
  7. schoolyardish
  8. schoolyards
  9. schoolyear
  10. schoolyears
  11. Schoon

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