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How to pronounce dooryard in English?

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Type Words
Type of curtilage, grounds, yard

Examples of dooryard

dooryard
I sat on a bench at the edge of the erstwhile dooryard and listened to warblers.
From the theatlantic.com
Minter's dooryard belonged to the two historically black graveyards called Grace Hill and Shadow Lawn.
From the nytimes.com
When they stretch their legs, it's out to the dooryard for the Vermonter and into the backyard for the New Yorker.
From the timesunion.com
Stand in your own dooryard and you have eight thousand miles of solid ground beneath you, and all the sidereal splendors overhead.
From the theatlantic.com
There has been a movement toward tropicals such as Allamanda in streetscapes and dooryard areas where bedding plants once prevailed.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • A yard outside the front or rear door of a house
  • Lawn area surrounding the house
  • The front yard or driveway area