Yard (yd) - Unit Information & Conversion
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What is a Yard?
Definition
The yard is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. It is defined as exactly 3 feet or 36 inches, which equals 0.9144 meters.
History
The origin of the yard is uncertain, with historical links possibly related to the length of a stride or the distance from the nose to the fingertip of an outstretched arm (associated with King Henry I of England, though likely apocryphal). It became a standard unit in England for measuring cloth and land, and was later precisely defined relative to the meter.
Common Uses
- Textiles: Measuring fabric length (often sold by the yard).
- Sports: Dimensions of sports fields (e.g., American football, soccer pitch lengths can be expressed in yards).
- Landscaping: Landscaping and gardening measurements (e.g., yards of mulch).
- Short Distances: Shorter road distances or property dimensions in the US and UK.
Yard Conversion Formulas
To Meter:
To Kilometer:
To Hectometer:
To Decimeter:
To Centimeter:
To Millimeter:
To Inch:
To Foot:
To Mile:
To Nautical Mile:
To Micrometer:
To Nanometer:
To Light Year:
To Astronomical Unit:
To Parsec:
To Angstrom:
To Point (Typography):
To Mil/Thou:
To Fathom:
To Furlong:
To Link (Gunter's):
To Pace:
To Span:
To Digit:
To Cable Length:
To Ell:
To Finger:
To Roman Mile:
To Stadion:
To Chi (Chinese):
To Shaku (Japanese):
To Li (Chinese):
To Toise:
To Bolt:
To Rope:
To Smoot:
To Sajene:
To Ken:
To Wa:
To Vara:
To Aln:
To Cubit (Royal/Egyptian):
To Versta:
To Arpent:
To Ri (Japanese):
To Klafter:
To Yojana:
To Skein:
Frequently Asked Questions
There are exactly 3 feet (ft) in 1 yard (yd).
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