schoolyard
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- noun
- /ˈskuːlˌjɑrd/
- US
- After lunch, the kids gathered in the schoolyard to play games.
- a schoolyard bully
- a schoolyard habitat
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Watch on YouTubeThese are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
- These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
- But we know that bullying does doesn't just happen on a schoolyard, right?
- And you know, it's a carnival and my dad comes ripping across the schoolyard.
- For one, I love the the haunting visual of a schoolyard full of children going silent when the metal starts.
- So we're sitting on these benches which are kind of the centre of the schoolyard and we're just hanging out waiting for, you know, waiting for the time to pass.
- So we're sitting on these benches, which are kind of in the center of the schoolyard, and we're just hanging out waiting for, you know, waiting for the time to pass.
- He would go over to the schoolyard and watch Helen play indoor basketball.
- It's not in yourself interest to be the SOB in the schoolyard.
- And not once, twice, like a churlish little punk in the schoolyard he mentions, well, I'm not going to comment on harsh money for porn stars.
Examples
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On the smooth black pavement of a city schoolyard, five African American girls play a jump rope game.
Academic text (2005) -
I saw Peggy in the schoolyard.
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Two kids just showed up to the schoolyard and one of them was like, hey, man, my name is is George.
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We can show her the schoolyard.
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Some children simply said that there were not any birds in their schoolyard, so it could not happen.
Academic text (2000) -
We went out into the schoolyard and walked around and talked with eight or nine women.
Academic text (1998) -
Do you think you might ever find a baby bird in your schoolyard?
Academic text (2000) -
Four boys came down the lane from the schoolyard, kicking a leather ball.
Fiction book (1996) -
These are children in the schoolyard in Geneva during a recess during the winter.
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Roberta walks through a schoolyard filled with kids and parents picking them up.
Fiction book (1999)
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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A place where people go in their free time to have fun, for example to ski
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Etymology
Schoolyard is made from two simple words: school and yard, and yard means an 'enclosed outdoor space', like a backyard. So a schoolyard is the outdoor area of a school where children play and gather.