brickyard

[ brik-yahrd ]

noun

1. a place where bricks are made, stored, or sold.

brickyard

/ ˈbrɪkˌjɑːd /

noun

1. a place in which bricks are made, stored, or sold

Word History and Origins

Origin of brickyard¹

An Americanism dating back to 1725–35; brick + yard ²

Example Sentences

The family lived in a small house behind a mercadito that her godmother owned in Barrio Simons, a neighborhood in what’s now Montebello that stood next to one of the biggest brickyards in the world.

From Los Angeles Times

The plan was equally straightforward: Community-owned farms would feed everyone and fund additional industries, including apiaries, hatcheries, canneries, smithies, brickyards and even a film studio.

From Los Angeles Times

"They are very small and it could have easily bitten someone and it seems he has been in the brickyard for about a month," he said.

From BBC

His brother, Walter, operated brickyard No. 3 until it closed, in 1952.

From Los Angeles Times

Factories sprung up in the Hudson Valley, with the number of brickyards nearing 100 by 1860.

From New York Times