noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ˈbɹɪkˌjɑɹd/
CMU ARPABET:B R IH1 K Y AA2 R D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A place where bricks are, or once were, produced or distributed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a place where bricks are made and sold
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brickfield
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: workshop, shop
History
Etymology
From brick + yard.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
bòbila
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Catalan:
rajoleria
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Czech:
cihelna
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Dutch:
steenbakkerij
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Estonian:
tellisetehas
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
French:
briqueterie
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
German:
Ziegelei
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Ancient Greek:
πλινθεῖον
(plintheîon)
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Ancient Greek:
πλινθουργεῖον
(plinthourgeîon)
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Gujarati:
ઈંટવાડો
(ī̃ṭavāḍo)
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Italian:
mattonaia
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Polish:
cegielnia
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Romanian:
cărămidărie
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Serbo-Croatian:
циглана
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Serbo-Croatian:
опекарна
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Serbo-Croatian:
ciglana
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Serbo-Croatian:
opekarna
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
Spanish:
tejar
— factory where bricks are produced or distributed
