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steelyard

/ˈstiːljɑːd/US/ˈstiːljɑːɹd/

steelyard noun: a transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.

steelyard: a transportable balance with unequal arm lengths
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Noun

steelyard (plural steelyards)

  1. A transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
  2. A place where steel (and possibly other metals as well) is stored and sold.

steelyard meaning in Arabic and Persian

steelyard in Arabic

steelyard balance
قَبَّان qabbān, قَرَسْطُون qarasṭūn

steelyard in Persian

steelyard balance
قپان qapân

Synonyms of steelyard

Forms of steelyard

pluralsteelyards
alternative formstilliard
alternative formstilyard

Origin of steelyard

From steel + yard (“enclosed area, rod”). The sense of “place” is a calque of Dutch staalhof or Middle Low German Stalhof (Modern Dutch staal (“steel”) + hof (“court, yard”)). The sense of “balance” is presumably from the sense of “place”, originally “steelyard beam”, mixed with additional sense of “rod” (hence “rod for weighing steel”), replacing earlier Latin statēra.

Phrases with steelyard

Questions about steelyard

What does steelyard mean?
Steelyard means a transportable balance with unequal arm lengths.
What is steelyard in Arabic?
Steelyard in Arabic is قَبَّان (qabbān), قَرَسْطُون (qarasṭūn). See Steelyard meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is steelyard?
Steelyard is a noun.
How do you pronounce steelyard?
Steelyard is pronounced /ˈstiːljɑːɹd/ (US).
What is the plural of steelyard?
The plural of steelyard is steelyards.

Words near steelyard in the dictionary

  1. steely-eyed
  2. steely-eyed missile man
  3. steely-eyed missile men
  4. steely-nerved
  5. steely-spined
  6. steelyard
  7. steelyard balance
  8. steelyard balances
  9. steelyards
  10. Steelys
  11. steem

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