I
n.
enclosed area
a barn~ ( esp. AE ), farm~; brick~; coal~; dock~ ( BE ), ship~; grave~; junk~ ( esp. AE ), scrap~ ( BE ); lumber~ ( AE ), timber~ ( BE ); navy ( AE ); prison; railroad ( AE ), railway ( BE ) ~
USAGE NOTE: In BE , a plot of land adjoining a house is called a garden if grassy (a back garden, a front garden) or a ~ if paved (a back~, a front ~). In AE , such a plot is called a ~ , whether grassy or paved; a large, grassy plot can also be called a garden .
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n.
unit of measure
1) a cubic; square ~
2) by the ~ (to sell carpeting by the square ~)