/ Dictionary / Index S steelyard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: steel•yard Pronunciation: (stēl'yärd", stil'yurd), [key] — n. a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: steelyard (Thesaurus) steely Steen Related Content Daily Word Quiz: hedonist Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language