back·yard
ˈbak-ˈyärd 
1
: an area at the rear of a house
2
: a nearby area : neighborhood
crimes committed in our own backyard
: located or occurring in a backyard
a backyard barbecue
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Noun
We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard
Adjective
an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists
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Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
News Nashville's one-day snow record is more than 60 years old
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—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Some Americans are increasingly exploring backyard chicken farming as an option, seeking to gain greater control over their food supply.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Some of the wrongfully convicted have been in our backyard — people like Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin, an undocumented Honduran immigrant whom cops and prosecutors were eager to blame for a brutal double murder in Seminole County back in 2004.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
News Nashville's one-day snow record is more than 60 years old
Jan 9, 2025
Go deeper
Get a free daily digest of the most important news in your backyard with Axios Nashville.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was exposed to sick and dead birds in backyard flocks.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Some Americans are increasingly exploring backyard chicken farming as an option, seeking to gain greater control over their food supply.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Backyard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backyard. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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