how to pronounce yards

/ˈjɑːɹdz/

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yards is pronounced in one syllable

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ɑː

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An example use of yards in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and he's mowing yards for people who …”

meanings of yards

noun:

Plural of yard.
The totality of the sailing rig.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yard.

yards frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word yards occurs in english on average 23.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics yards can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that yards can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;