(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a unit of length equal to thirty-six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres.
The incident took place about 500 ~s from where he was standing...
...a long narrow strip of linen two or three ~s long.
...a ~ of silk.
N-COUNT: num N, oft N of n
2.
A ~ is a flat area of concrete or stone that is next to a building and often has a wall around it.
I saw him standing in the ~.
= court~
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3.
You can refer to a large open area where a particular type of work is done as a ~.
...a railway ~.
...a ship repair ~.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
4.
A ~ is a piece of land next to someone’s house, with grass and plants growing in it. (AM; in BRIT, use garden )
He dug a hole in our ~ on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
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