backyard

Definition

  • noun: an area in back of a house
  • noun: an area at the rear of a house

Examples

  • Residents grew anxious when they learned the new prison would be located in their 'backyard'. [=would be located near their homes]

  • For fun in the sun this summer, look no farther than your own 'backyard'. [='neighborhood']

  • We spent the evening relaxing in the 'backyard'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) you're not gonna want to read about it in a memo. Because I've been following these tremors since they started in the Philippines, and now they're in our own backyard. No, no, no, no! Hayato says I need to go through you about this. Look, I'm just... I'm just trying to follow the protocols (..)
    2014 Godzilla