churchyard
[church-yahrd]
- the yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
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Origin of churchyard
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Contemporary Examples
Ray gave Jay a shell, then stepped onto a small, rickety carousel in the comer of the churchyard and loaded up.
I leaned out of the window but recoiled with disgust, for the young man with the pasty face stood below in the churchyard.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
As I turned, my listless glance included the man below in the churchyard.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the ShowRobert W. Chambers
February 20, 2014
Historical Examples
But see the church in the hollow, and the folk who cluster in the churchyard!
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle
He went first to the churchyard, where his mother's remains had been that day interred.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
He too was agitated; for he had not seen her since their parting in the churchyard.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
The rain was still falling as the carriage stopped at the churchyard.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
Very early on the morning of the wedding the Major made his appearance in the churchyard.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
churchyard
- the grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard
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Word Origin and History for churchyard
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