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yards

/jɑɹdz/ noun B1
  1. The totality of the sailing rig. · Her yards were bare and cockabill.
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He passed within a few yards of her, but he saw no evidence that she was aware of his presence or existence.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 34 · C1
Some fifty yards further on he suddenly stopped and sat on a bench at one side.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 34 · C1
Rann saw that the monkeys were carrying something, and dropped a few hundred yards to find out whether their load was good to eat.
The Jungle Book, p. 39 · B2
A merchant in Hopeton last winter donated three hundred yards of wincey to the asylum.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 18 · C1

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