Home › Words › J › jailyardjailyardjailyard means A yard adjoining a prison.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, jailyard ranks #12,912 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom jail + yard.nounA yard adjoining a prison.e.g.“Once the Supreme Court affirmed Utah’s right to eradicate him by rifle, Wilkerson was let into a jailyard where he declined to be blindfolded.” — 2008 April 23, Gilbert King, “Cruel and Unusual History”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gaolyard 75% match — Dated spelling of jailyard. vs jailyard →miniyard 71% match — A very small yard, for example in a prison. vs jailyard →jailwards 69% match — Toward jail. vs jailyard →chickenyard 63% match — A chicken run. vs jailyard →prisonhouse 63% match — The main building of a prison. vs jailyard →workyard 63% match — A yard where physical labour is carried out. vs jailyard →gaolward 62% match — Dated spelling of jailward. vs jailyard →coalyard 61% match — A yard where coal is stored. vs jailyard →