schoolyard

[ skool-yahrd ]

noun

1. a playground or sports field near a school.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolyard¹

First recorded in 1865–70; school ¹ + yard ²

Example Sentences

Back in the 1990s, videos bringing together the best from around the world – sample title: Lightning Strikes - would be passed around schoolyards until the tape wore thin.

From BBC

“We heard conversations occurring again, lunchtime was no longer quiet — it became a real schoolyard with real activity.”

From Los Angeles Times

The writers prove this many times over by having the ramifications of past decisions sneak up from behind to shove an unsuspecting figure with a schoolyard bully’s remorseless force.

From Salon

The schoolyard is where artists on wheels come together to make work and support each other.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a little bit schoolyard in some ways," he said.

From Salon