Square yard

square yard
Unit systemImperial, United States customary units
Unit ofarea
Symbolyd2, sq yd
Conversions
1 yd2 in ...... is equal to ...
   Imperial/US   
  • 1296 sq in
  • 9 sq ft
   SI units   
  • 8361.2736 cm2
  • 0.8361 m2

The square yard (Northern India: gaj, Pakistan: gaz) is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of area. It is in widespread use in most of the English-speaking world, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan and India. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of one yard (three feet, thirty-six inches, 0.9144 metres) in length.

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