Yard
| Yard | |
|---|---|
Two yardsticks, used for measuring "yard goods" | |
| General information | |
| Unit system | imperial/US units |
| Unit of | Length |
| Symbol | yd |
| Conversions | |
| 1 yd in ... | ... is equal to ... |
| Imperial/US units | 3 ft 36 in |
| Metric (SI) units | 0.9144 m |
The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it has been by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meter. A distance of 1,760 yards is equal to 1 mile.
The theoretical US survey yard is very slightly longer.