noun
- large enclosed areas where livestock are kept temporarily before being sold, slaughtered, or shipped
Usage: plural form
Examples
- The cattle were driven to the stockyards early in the morning.
- Chicago’s famous stockyards were once the center of America’s meatpacking industry.
- Farmers brought their livestock to the stockyards for auction.
- The old stockyards have been converted into a shopping district.
- Workers at the stockyards sorted the animals by size and breed.
- The smell from the stockyards could be detected miles away.