farmyard
The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm…The area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.
» The cock, the hen, and their chicks pecked in the farmyard.
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1 sensesThe area of a farm, excluding the fields, usually surrounded by or adjacent to farm buildings.
Hof, Hofraum
an area adjacent to farm buildings
Examples
5 sentencesThe cock, the hen, and their chicks pecked in the farmyard.
Tony and his mother arrived at the farmhouse and walked through the farmyard.
Tom walked across the farmyard to the barn in his pyjamas and slippers.
deTom ging im Schlafanzug und in Schlappen über den Hof zur Scheune. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Flies high the cow and low the cattle, a twister does the farmyard rattle.
deFliegt hoch die Kuh und tief das Rind, dann ist das wohl ein Wirbelwind. — MUIRIEL
After a moment for recollection, I jumped nimbly through the window, straight onto the haystack in the farmyard.
deNach kurzem Besinnen sprang ich hurtig durchs Fenster, geradewegs auf den Heuhaufen im Hof. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From farm + yard.From farm + yard.
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Forms
plural: farmyardsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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