Meaning of dirt yard | Babel Free

Definitions

An unpaved yard that is kept free of grass and other vegetation.

US

Examples

“Out front was a clean dirt yard with every vestige of grass patiently uprooted and the ground scarred in deep whorls from the strike of Livvie’s broom.”

“One summer morning, after I had swept the dirt yard of leaves, spearmint-gum wrappers and Vienna-sausage labels, I raked the yellow-red dirt, and made half-moons carefully, so that the design stood out clearly and mask-like.”

“Maintaining a communal dirt yard was once routine for black families in the South, and it is also traditional in most West African villages.”

“Outside, the familiar darkness disturbed by smog and the distant grumble of dysfunctional Trabants, an empty dirtyard facing the rump of a low, gray municipal building, the only illumination provided by the light trailing from the bar’s open door.”

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