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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStack-yard
/ˈstæk.jɑːrd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An enclosure or yard on a farm used for stacking and storing harvested hay, straw, or grain ricks.
"The farmer stored the winter feed securely in the stack-yard behind the main barn."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'stack' (from Old Norse stakkr, meaning a pile of hay or corn) and 'yard' (from Old English geard, meaning an enclosure or courtyard). The term emerged in British agricultural terminology during the late medieval period to designate a specific enclosed area used for storing harvested crops in stacks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stack-yard" is said worldwide
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aire à meules
Transliteration: ɛʁ a mœl
"Les meules de foin ont été rangées dans l'aire à meules."
Schoberplatz
Transliteration: ˈʃoːbɐˌplat͡s
"Das Getreide wurde auf dem Schoberplatz aufgeschichtet."
aia
Transliteration: ˈaja
"Il grano è stato raccolto e portato nell'aia."
parva
Transliteration: ˈpaɾ.βa
"Los haces de trigo se guardaban ordenadamente en el patio de parva."
terreiro de palheiros
Transliteration: tɛˈʁej.ɾu dʒi paˈʎe.ɾus
"O feno foi armazenado no terreiro de palheiros da fazenda."
खलिहान
Transliteration: khalihan
"किसानों ने फसल को खलिहान में सुरक्षित रखा।"
露天 场
Transliteration: lùtiān chǎng
Script: 露天场
"干草堆被整齐地码放在农场的露天场里。"
건초 적재장
Transliteration: geon-cho jeok-jae-jang
"농부들은 수확한 곡물을 건초 적재장에 쌓아두었습니다."
堆積場
Transliteration: taisekijō
"収穫された稲わらは農場の堆積場に集められた。"
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