Yard
The Imperial Standard yard was defined in the British system of units as a standard unit of length. The foot was defined as one third of a yard
The abbreviation of yard is yd.
| 1 yard | = | 3 feet | 1 yard | = | 36 inches | |
| 1 yard | = | 0.9144 m | 1 fathom | = | 2 yards |
The U.S. yard before 1 July 1959 was 0.91440183 metre.
See also: Chain, Cubic Yard, Foot, Inches, Length, Mile, Rod, Yardstick.
Subjects: Units