schoolyard

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noun

The grounds around a school.

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Meanings

nounschoolyard (plural schoolyards)

plural schoolyards

  1. USThe grounds around a school.

    Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona / Seein' me and Julio down by the schoolyard

    1972, Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”, in Paul Simon
  2. UKAn open field near a school used for recreation by the students.

Origin

From school + yard.

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Translations

Danish skolegård
  • skolegårdopen area connected to school where students can spend recess
Swedish skolgård
  • skolgårdopen area connected to school where students can spend recess
Cite this entry
APA

schoolyard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolyard

MLA

“schoolyard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolyard. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schoolyard,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schoolyard.

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