jailyard

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noun

A yard adjoining a prison.

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Meanings

nounjailyard (plural jailyards)

plural jailyards · alternative gaolyard

  1. A yard adjoining a prison.

    Once the Supreme Court affirmed Utah’s right to eradicate him by rifle, Wilkerson was let into a jailyard where he declined to be blindfolded.

    2008 April 23, Gilbert King, “Cruel and Unusual History”, in New York Times

Origin

From jail + yard.

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APA

jailyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailyard

MLA

“jailyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailyard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jailyard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jailyard.

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