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The '''yard''' is a unit of length in the Imperial System of Units and the United States | The '''yard''' is a unit of length in the Imperial System of Units and the [[U.S. customary units|United States customary system of units]]. It is equal to precisely three [[foot (unit)|feet]] or 36 [[inch]]es. 220 yards make a [[furlong]], of which eight make a [[mile]], therefore meaning that 1760 yards is equal to one mile. | ||
The length of an inch in [[SI units]] is 2.54 cm exact. Hence the yard is equal to 0.9144 m (= 36×0.0254 m) exact. | The length of an inch in [[SI units]] is 2.54 cm exact. Hence the yard is equal to 0.9144 m (= 36×0.0254 m) exact. | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 25 June 2009
The yard is a unit of length in the Imperial System of Units and the United States customary system of units. It is equal to precisely three feet or 36 inches. 220 yards make a furlong, of which eight make a mile, therefore meaning that 1760 yards is equal to one mile.
The length of an inch in SI units is 2.54 cm exact. Hence the yard is equal to 0.9144 m (= 36×0.0254 m) exact.
The yard is used today in a wide range of capacities in the United States. It is also used in the United Kingdom, where it is the standard unit for displaying distances on roadsigns of less than half a mile. It is illegal for British road signs to display a distance in metres, and this has lead to incidents of anti-metric campaigners using the law to physically remove or disfigure metric roadsigns.
One yard is equal to;
- 3 feet
- 36 inches
- 0.000568 mile
- 91.44 centimetres