Farmyard

Quick meaning: Farmyard is a noun meaning (agriculture) The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.

Meaning

(agriculture) The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.

Example Sentences

The farmyard was dark and he tiptoed across it so that the turkeys wouldn't set up their gobbling and flapping.

"Where's Kipper?" I asked, and was surprised to note that Bobbie was dancing round the room on the tips of her toes uttering animal cries, apparently ecstatic in their nature. "Reggie?" she said, suspending the farmyard imitations for a moment.

Word Forms

• farmyards
• farm-yard

Synonyms for farmyard

Depending on context, synonyms include barnyard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include manure, farmstead, farmplace, field, fold, yard.

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