vineyard

[vin-yerd]

noun

1. a plantation of grapevines, especially one producing grapes for winemaking.

2. a sphere of activity, especially on a high spiritual plane.

vineyard

/ ˈvɪnjəd /

noun

1. a plantation of grapevines, esp where wine grapes are produced

Other Word Forms

• vineyardist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vineyard¹

1300–50; Middle English ( vine, yard ² ); replacing win ( e ) yard, Old English wīngeard

Word History and Origins

Origin of vineyard¹

Old English wīngeard; see _vine , _yard ²; related to Old High German wīngart, Old Norse vingarthr

Example Sentences

The Hospices has vineyard holdings all over Burgundy, and a wine auction held there each November raises funds for a variety of charitable causes, including the town’s modern hospital.

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But first he has to pick up his youngest daughter from school, so we hop back in his truck and head there from the vineyard.

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The collision occurred around 6 p.m. on Pope Valley Road near a vineyard, according to SFGate, citing California Highway Patrol.

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North Wales may seem an unlikely region for wine making, but the number of vineyards there, and right across Wales, has increased over the last 20 years.

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While the extent of damage to vineyards and properties around the region hasn’t yet been assessed, no structures have been reported destroyed or damaged.

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