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PRONUNCIATION OF EXERCISE YARD

exercise yard  [ˈɛksəˌsaɪz jɑːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXERCISE YARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Exercise yard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXERCISE YARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of exercise yard in the English dictionary

The definition of exercise yard in the dictionary is a piece of enclosed ground in a prison on which inmates can exercise in order to get fit and to remain healthy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXERCISE YARD


backyard
ˌbæˈkjɑːd
barnyard
ˈbɑːnˌjɑːd
boatyard
ˈbəʊtjɑːd
boneyard
ˈbəʊnˌjɑːd
brickyard
ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd
churchyard
ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd
courtyard
ˈkɔːtˌjɑːd
dockyard
ˈdɒkˌjɑːd
farmyard
ˈfɑːmˌjɑːd
graveyard
ˈɡreɪvˌjɑːd
junkyard
ˈdʒʌŋkˌjɑːd
lumberyard
ˈlʌmbəˌjɑːd
Montagnard
ˌmɒntənˈjɑːd
noyade
nwɑːˈjɑːd
Riyadh
rɪˈjɑːd
schoolyard
ˈskuːljɑːd
scrapyard
ˈskræpjɑːd
shipyard
ˈʃɪpˌjɑːd
tanyard
ˈtænˌjɑːd
yard
jɑːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXERCISE YARD

exercisable
exercise
exercise bench
exercise bike
exercise book
exercise class
exercise cycle
exercise equipment
exercise price
exercise programme
exercise video
exerciser
exercises
exercitation
Exercycle
exergaming
exergonic
exergual
exergue
exert

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXERCISE YARD

back yard
Bayard
coal yard
freight yard
goods yard
in one´s own back yard
knacker´s yard
lanyard
Layard
main yard
marshalling yard
naval dockyard
navy yard
prison yard
railway yard
refit yard
shunting yard
switch yard
timber yard
vineyard

Synonyms and antonyms of exercise yard in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «exercise yard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXERCISE YARD

Find out the translation of exercise yard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of exercise yard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «exercise yard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

操场
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patio de ejercicio
570 millions of speakers

English

exercise yard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

व्यायाम यार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفناء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прогулочный двор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pátio de exercícios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যায়াম গজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la cour d´exercice
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halaman latihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Übungsplatz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

運動の庭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

운동 마당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Latihan yard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tập thể dục sân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யேர்ட் உடற்பயிற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यायाम यार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Egzersiz bahçesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esercizio cantiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ćwiczenia stoczni
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прогулянковий двір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

exercițiu curte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυλή άσκηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oefening werf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rastgård
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luftegården
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of exercise yard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXERCISE YARD»

The term «exercise yard» is normally little used and occupies the 122.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXERCISE YARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «exercise yard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «exercise yard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about exercise yard

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXERCISE YARD»

Discover the use of exercise yard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to exercise yard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Technology
Student Information Mouse Exercise Yard - Making Collect all the materials and equipment you need to make your design. Follow your design plan and make your design with your partner Modify any equipment that doesn't work or doesn't ...
Kerry Roberts, Sandy Smith, 2002
2
Reports from Commissioners
Prisoners were then in the habit of taking their books with them to read in the exercise yard ; after some time I thought I might do the same. I did so. Scamwell spoke to some prisoners and I think to me — I could see it was all directed at me  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1871
3
Warden
He also went out to the exercise yard for his daily allotment of one hour. It was another place where up to six inmates were allowed at a time. He often wondered what was so magic about "six," except he knew it was the expression used to ...
Hank Neufeld, 2000
4
Sarah's Murder
I escorted him to the showers and the exercise yard. I had to search him every time he returned to his cell. I did not do any invasive body search though. That was left for specific male guards. In the shower I had to watch and supervise him, but ...
Wendy Elmer, 2011
5
RUNNING MAN
Once he was in the exercise yard the Camp Leader departed. First, he paced off the yard. Next he counted the guards and scrutinized the height of the fence barrier and the tall tower at the end of the yard which was manned with two guards ...
Wesley Don Lawrence, 2014
6
Tangled Web
Jean nodded his head and replied “Every day he is allowed out to an exercise yard at 3 PM for half an hour. Then he goes back into his cell until his dinner is served in his cell at 5:30 in the evening.” “Who brings the meals to the prisoners?
Irv Hamlin, 2008
7
Screws - Monsters in the Dark
The inmates were being let out of their cells after lunch, and were going to the workshop via the exercise yard. I was standing in the exercise yard in the vicinity of the entrance from the cell wing, and watching them come out and then walk ...
John Endersby, 2004
8
The Unseen
... and he'd talked under torture and had brought about the arrest of other comrades of his who were now there too in this same prison for the first week this guy had stayed in his cell he hadn't gone down to the exercise yard his comrades tried ...
Nanni Balestrini, 2012
9
Prison Architecture
Administrative detainees: first 90 days, one shower per week, two hours in the exercise yard per week, one visit per month, no commis- sary. After 90, if of good behaviour, two showers per week, five hours in the exercise yard per week, two ...
Leslie Fairweather, Sean McConville, 2013
10
Supermax: Controlling Risk Through Solitary Confinement
In supermax prisons, security requirements and the principle of isolation preclude the option of a congregated exercise yard. Once again, architecture provided a solution that adheres to legal requirements while maintaining isolation: solitary ...
Sharon Shalev, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXERCISE YARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term exercise yard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Victims' anger as Ministry of Justice spends £8.4million on flatscreen …
... station at Brixton jail; £55,000 on an exercise yard at HMP Lewes, Sussex; and £117,000 on a poly-tunnel at HMP Channings Wood, Devon. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Inside Saudi prison that's home to new wave of jihadis
Many of the prisoners sitting on benches in an exercise yard, in the prison hospital, in the library or in shared cells, were young and fresh faced. «The Asian Age, Jul 15»
3
Quincy Five's Keaton, exonerated from Death Row, dies
... by his time unfairly incarcerated on Death Row at Raiford — where he saw the electric chair every day through a window in the exercise yard. «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
4
Development business City and Country want visitors in prison in …
It was also a rare opportunity for people to walk the eerily-deserted corridors, empty rooms and the exercise yard. Now, more people will be ... «South West Business, Jul 15»
5
This Day in History | 1965 – Ronald Biggs escapes from jail
The prison officers tried to stop them, but were stopped by some of the others in the exercise yard. “The officers went outside and discovered a ... «Macau Daily Times, Jul 15»
6
Inside the Saudi Prison That's Home to New Wave of Jihadis
Many of the prisoners sitting on benches in an exercise yard, in the prison hospital, in the library or in shared cells, were young and fresh faced. «NDTV, Jul 15»
7
SA prisoner has spent 24 days in Holden Hill Police Station cells …
“The last time we spoke he was very down and out ... he spends 23 hours a day in his cell, has no exercise yard time, he hasn't seen daylight ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»
8
Rescues to the Rescue
Out in the exercise yard I was impressed by her eagerness for the ball and how she problem-solved until she could possess it again. I told the ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»
9
Six hurt in incident at Cerbat prison
... of inmates were chasing another prisoner in the exercise yard in the minimum-security unit. Guards tried to intervene and the fight escalated. «Mohave Valley News, Jul 15»
10
Thomas Silverstein, the Most Violent Prisoner … in America
As in 23 hours a day inside, and then one hour in an enclosed exercise yard where only the sky was visible. “It's pretty fucking impossible to ... «OZY, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Exercise yard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/exercise-yard>. May 2024 ».
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