Yard (disambiguation)
A yard is a measurement of length in the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that comprises 3 feet or 36 inches (91 cm). Yard may also refer to: == Parcels of land == Yard (land), a land area traditionally adjacent to one or more buildings Backyard, the property behind a house Front yard, the property in front of a house Rail yard, a complex of railroad tracks for railroad cars and locomotives == Places == Scotland Yard or The Yard, headquarters for London's Metropolitan Police Service The Yard (adventure playground), a former playground in Minneapolis, Minnesota Yard Peak, a summit in Utah Yard, Texas Yard (Portland, Oregon), an apartment building The Yard (Hot Springs, Virginia), a historic estate home Yards, Virginia and West Virginia The Yards (Washington, D.C.), a development on the Anacostia River waterfront The Yard (Howard University), a quadrangle on the campus of Howard University in Washington, D.C. The Yard Theatre, a theatre and music venue in London, England == Other uses == Yard (sailing), a spar on a traditional sailing ship YARD (software), a documentation generator for the Ruby programming language The Yard (2011 TV series) The Yard (2016 TV series) or The Quad Yard (album), 2023 album by Slow Pulp The Yard (podcast), a podcast hosted by popular streamer Ludwig Ahgren Yards Brewing Company, a brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Megalithic yard, a theoretical unit of prehistoric measurement Yard glass, a beer glass about a yard deep 1,000,000,000 or yard == People with the surname == Douglas Yard, judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba Ernie Yard (1941–2004), Scottish association footballer Molly Yard (1912–2005), American feminist of the late 20th century Robert Sterling Yard (1861–1945), American writer, journalist, and wilderness activist == See also == A yard is a common Slang term for money when discussing the United States dollar.