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yard
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Yard
The
yard
(abbreviation:
yd
) is an
English
unit
of
length
, in both the
British
imperial
and
US
customary
systems of measurement
, that comprises 3
feet
or 36
inches
. It is by
international agreement
in 1959 standardized as exactly 0.9144
meter
s. A metal
yardstick
originally formed the
physical standard
from which all other units of length were officially derived in both
English
systems.
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