front yard
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- noun
- /frʌnt jɑrd/
- US
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jardín delantero
- Through the still-dark sky, I can see people standing in their front yards looking up at the bell tower.
The maples in our front yard flew in spring on helicopter wings.
- The maples in our front yard flew in spring on helicopter wings.
- The guy was a nudist with BLM signs in his front yard who lived in Berkeley.
- I mean, I think he would camp out in my front yard and be there toe to toe.
- So you guys can see my front yard is full of Lily pads.
- I don't see as much just hanging out in the front yard and shooting the breeze.
- I would act out things in our front yard.
- I I love just looking at how big people's front yards can be in cities like that.
- No, they crashed in the front yard at Osama bin Laden crib on the landing.
- We have reindeers and Santa sleighs in front yards already.
- The bigger problem I see here, for sale signs in the front yard.
- And it went from the front yard into the house and there's still stuff being said.
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There was one large maple tree in the front yard with a tire swing hanging from it.
Fiction book (1992) -
I have a small American flag that I put in my front yard.
Academic text (2004) -
And on a small note, it's it's I remember these two kids were playing out in the front yard a few houses away.
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I could land it on my front yard if I had to.
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Ran out of the house to the front yard.
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A tree just appeared in the front yard!
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Ours is the house with the swing set in the front yard.
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Well, we had a lot of rain that spring, and the front yard was pretty well saturated.
Fiction book (1990) -
One day she was in the front yard helping her daddy rake leaves.
Fiction book (1990) -
The children played happily in the front yard while their parents watched from the porch.
Synonyms
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An area of land next to a building, often fenced, used for animals, work or play
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An area just outside a house door where people walk and plant things
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Morphology
The meaning 'area of land between the front of a house and the street' is directly derivable from combining 'front' (the side nearest an entrance) with 'yard' (an area of ground beside or around a building). This straightforward compositional pattern is common in English and in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Front yard is a compound name that comes from the simple image of the front part of a house's yard, the bit of ground between the house and the street. That's why it means 'the area of land between the front of a house and the street'.