churchyard

[ church-yahrd ]

/ ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd /

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noun

the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.

Words related to churchyard

tomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, vault, charnel, ossuary, necropolis, grave, Golgotha, cemetery

Words nearby churchyard

churchman, churchward, churchwarden, churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish

Origin of churchyard

1125–75; Middle English chirche yeard; see church, yard²

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Examples from the Web for churchyard

Ray gave Jay a shell, then stepped onto a small, rickety carousel in the comer of the churchyard and loaded up.
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I leaned out of the window but recoiled with disgust, for the young man with the pasty face stood below in the churchyard.
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As I turned, my listless glance included the man below in the churchyard.
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He closed her eyes himself, and followed her coffin to the churchyard.
Complete Short Works|Georg Ebers

The churchyard is more striking than the church, much of which is new.
Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker
"I'm not a bit afraid of churchyard ghosts," said Rachel, moving on.
Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope
Leaving the churchyard afterwards, we let ourselves into the park by means of a side gate.
Long Live the King|Guy Boothby
How many hundred nights has I lain an' racked my head to think what I could do to cheat the churchyard of my little one?
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British Dictionary definitions for churchyard

churchyard

/ (ˈtʃɜːtʃˌjɑːd) /

noun

the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard

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