yard

[Etymology: ‘stick’] length Internat, BI, US-C 3 ft = 36 in = 914.4~ mm (precisely that since 1959); see inch for greater details, including reference to coast or survey yard of ³⁶/_39.37 m = 0.914 401 829~ m.

area British For tiling, etc., sq. yd; for carpet and other rolled materials, 1 yd × standard width (usually 12 ft, making the square measure = 4 yd² = 3.344 5~ m².

volume British For gravel, etc., usually the cubic yard (0.764 6~ m³).