1. [N. Amer] The grounds in back of a house
   "The children played hide-and-seek in the backyard"
    
2. A particular area; the surrounding or nearby region
   "the plane crashed in the backyard of Asheville";
   - vicinity, locality, neighborhood [US], neighbourhood [Brit, Cdn], neck of the woods [informal], vicinage [N. Amer]
    
3. [Brit] An area of land next to a house, usually uncultivated and often paved and surrounded by walls
   "The children played in the backyard all afternoon";
   - yard [Brit]

Derived forms: backyards

Type of: curtilage, grounds, section, yard [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Backyard