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    The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches....
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    The thousand-yard stare (also referred to as two-thousand-yard stare) is a phrase often used to describe the blank, unfocused gaze of people experiencing...
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    Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater...
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  • The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36.576 m). It is primarily run to evaluate the speed and acceleration of American football players by...
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    cubic yards, cubic yard, cubic yds, cubic yd cu yards, cu yard, cu yds, cu yd, CYs yards/-3, yard/-3, yds/-3, yd/-3 yards^3, yard^3, yds^3, yd^3 yards3...
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  • The Yards is a 2000 American crime film directed by James Gray, written by Gray and Matt Reeves, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize...
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    Neal's Yard is a small alley in London's Covent Garden between Shorts Gardens and Monmouth Street which opens into a courtyard. It is named after the 17th...
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    terms include wreck yard, wrecker's yard, salvage yard, breaker's yard, dismantler and scrapheap. In the United Kingdom, car salvage yards are known as car...
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    A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2+1⁄2 imperial pints (1.4 L) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The...
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    square yard, square yds, square yd sq yards, sq yard, sq yds, sq yd, sq.yd. yards/-2, yard/-2, yds/-2, yd/-2 yards^2, yard^2, yds^2, yd^2 yards², yard², yds²...
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    A rail yard, railway yard, railroad yard (US) or simply yard, is a series of tracks in a rail network for storing, sorting, or loading and unloading rail...
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    A yarder is piece of logging equipment that uses a system of cables to pull or fly logs from the stump to a collection point. It generally consists of...
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  • On the Yard is a 1979 American prison drama film written by Malcolm Braly, directed by Raphael D. Silver and starring John Heard. It is based on Braly's...
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    yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards,...
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    Harvard Yard is the oldest and among the most prominent parts of the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The yard has a historic...
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  • The Longest Yard may refer to: The Longest Yard (1974 film), starring Burt Reynolds The Longest Yard (2005 film), remake of the 1974 film starring Adam...
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    Kettle's Yard is an art gallery and house in Cambridge, England. The director of the art gallery is Andrew Nairne. Both the house and gallery reopened...
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    A classification yard (American English, as well as the Canadian National Railway), marshalling yard (British, Hong Kong, Indian, and Australian English...
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    The Washington Navy Yard shooting occurred on September 16, 2013, when 34-year-old Aaron Alexis fatally shot 12 people and injured three others in a mass...
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    prayer. The nearest London Underground station is St Paul's, which is 130 yards (120 m) away from St Paul's Cathedral. The location of Londinium's original...
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  • The megalithic yard is a hypothetical ancient unit of length equal to about 2.72 feet (0.83 m). Some researchers believe it was used in the construction...
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    A yard is a spar on a mast from which sails are set. It may be constructed of timber or steel or from more modern materials such as aluminium or carbon...
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  • running backs by total career rushing yards, and includes the 32 running backs who have rushed for at least 10,000 yards, for which sixteen of them have been...
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    Pullman Yard or Pullman Yards is a former industrial complex in the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta that is now an entertainment and residential district...
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  • The Woman in the Yard is an upcoming American horror thriller film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and written by Sam Stefanak. It stars Danielle Deadwyler...
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    livery yard, livery stable or boarding stable, is a stable where horse owners pay a weekly or monthly fee to keep their horses. A livery or boarding yard is...
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    Yard House is an American restaurant chain, with 80+ locations across the United States. Yard House was purchased by Darden Restaurants in 2012 for $585...
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  • Look up yard in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A yard is a measurement of length in the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement, that...
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    Sunnyside Yard is a large coach yard, a railroad yard for passenger cars in the Sunnyside neighborhood of Queens in New York City. The yard is owned by...
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    Potomac Yard is a neighborhood in Northern Virginia that straddles southeastern Arlington County and northeastern Alexandria, Virginia, located principally...
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