yard | 1 yd | 2 yd | 3 yd | 4 yd | 5 yd | 6 yd | 7 yd | 8 yd | 9 yd | 10 yd | 11 yd | 12 yd | 13 yd | 14 yd | 15 yd | 16 yd | 17 yd | 18 yd | 19 yd | 20 yd | 21 yd | 22 yd | 23 yd | 24 yd | 25 yd | 26 yd | 27 yd | 28 yd | 29 yd | 30 yd | 31 yd | 32 yd | 33 yd | 34 yd | 35 yd | 36 yd | 37 yd | 38 yd | 39 yd | 40 yd | 41 yd | 42 yd | 43 yd | 44 yd | 45 yd | 46 yd | 47 yd | 48 yd | 49 yd | 50 yd | 51 yd | 52 yd | 53 yd | 54 yd | 55 yd | 56 yd | 57 yd | 58 yd | 59 yd | 60 yd | 61 yd | 62 yd | 63 yd | 64 yd | 65 yd | 66 yd | 67 yd | 68 yd | 69 yd | 70 yd | 71 yd | 72 yd | 73 yd | 74 yd | 75 yd | 76 yd | 77 yd | 78 yd | 79 yd | 80 yd | 81 yd | 82 yd | 83 yd | 84 yd | 85 yd | 86 yd | 87 yd | 88 yd | 89 yd | 90 yd | 91 yd | 92 yd | 93 yd | 94 yd | 95 yd | 96 yd | 97 yd | 98 yd | 99 yd | 100 yd |
cable length (US) | 0.0041667 cable length (US) | 0.0083333 cable length (US) | 0.0125 cable length (US) | 0.0166667 cable length (US) | 0.0208333 cable length (US) | 0.025 cable length (US) | 0.0291667 cable length (US) | 0.0333333 cable length (US) | 0.0375 cable length (US) | 0.0416667 cable length (US) | 0.0458333 cable length (US) | 0.05 cable length (US) | 0.0541667 cable length (US) | 0.0583333 cable length (US) | 0.0625 cable length (US) | 0.0666667 cable length (US) | 0.0708333 cable length (US) | 0.075 cable length (US) | 0.0791667 cable length (US) | 0.0833333 cable length (US) | 0.0875 cable length (US) | 0.0916667 cable length (US) | 0.0958333 cable length (US) | 0.1 cable length (US) | 0.1041667 cable length (US) | 0.1083333 cable length (US) | 0.1125 cable length (US) | 0.1166667 cable length (US) | 0.1208333 cable length (US) | 0.125 cable length (US) | 0.1291667 cable length (US) | 0.1333333 cable length (US) | 0.1375 cable length (US) | 0.1416667 cable length (US) | 0.1458333 cable length (US) | 0.15 cable length (US) | 0.1541667 cable length (US) | 0.1583333 cable length (US) | 0.1625 cable length (US) | 0.1666667 cable length (US) | 0.1708333 cable length (US) | 0.175 cable length (US) | 0.1791667 cable length (US) | 0.1833333 cable length (US) | 0.1875 cable length (US) | 0.1916667 cable length (US) | 0.1958333 cable length (US) | 0.2 cable length (US) | 0.2041667 cable length (US) | 0.2083333 cable length (US) | 0.2125 cable length (US) | 0.2166667 cable length (US) | 0.2208333 cable length (US) | 0.225 cable length (US) | 0.2291667 cable length (US) | 0.2333333 cable length (US) | 0.2375 cable length (US) | 0.2416667 cable length (US) | 0.2458333 cable length (US) | 0.25 cable length (US) | 0.2541667 cable length (US) | 0.2583333 cable length (US) | 0.2625 cable length (US) | 0.2666667 cable length (US) | 0.2708333 cable length (US) | 0.275 cable length (US) | 0.2791667 cable length (US) | 0.2833333 cable length (US) | 0.2875 cable length (US) | 0.2916667 cable length (US) | 0.2958333 cable length (US) | 0.3 cable length (US) | 0.3041667 cable length (US) | 0.3083333 cable length (US) | 0.3125 cable length (US) | 0.3166667 cable length (US) | 0.3208333 cable length (US) | 0.325 cable length (US) | 0.3291667 cable length (US) | 0.3333333 cable length (US) | 0.3375 cable length (US) | 0.3416667 cable length (US) | 0.3458333 cable length (US) | 0.35 cable length (US) | 0.3541667 cable length (US) | 0.3583333 cable length (US) | 0.3625 cable length (US) | 0.3666667 cable length (US) | 0.3708333 cable length (US) | 0.375 cable length (US) | 0.3791667 cable length (US) | 0.3833333 cable length (US) | 0.3875 cable length (US) | 0.3916667 cable length (US) | 0.3958333 cable length (US) | 0.4 cable length (US) | 0.4041667 cable length (US) | 0.4083333 cable length (US) | 0.4125 cable length (US) | 0.4166667 cable length (US) |
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.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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yard | yd | ≡ 0.9144 m ≡ 3 ft ≡ 36 in | ≡ 0.9144 m | Imperial/US |
yards | cable length (US) | yards | cable length (US) |
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1 | = 0.0041666666666667 | 4 | = 0.016666666666667 |
1.5 | = 0.00625 | 4.5 | = 0.01875 |
2 | = 0.0083333333333333 | 5 | = 0.020833333333333 |
2.5 | = 0.010416666666667 | 5.5 | = 0.022916666666667 |
3 | = 0.0125 | 6 | = 0.025 |
A cable length or length of cable is a nautical unit of measure equal to one tenth of a nautical mile or approximately 100 fathoms. The unit is named after the length of a ship's anchor cable in the Age of Sail. The definition varies:
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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cable length (US) | ≡ 720 ft | = 219.456 m | Imperial/US |
cable length (US) | yards | cable length (US) | yards |
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1 | = 240 | 4 | = 960 |
1.5 | = 360 | 4.5 | = 1080 |
2 | = 480 | 5 | = 1200 |
2.5 | = 600 | 5.5 | = 1320 |
3 | = 720 | 6 | = 1440 |
yards | cable length (US) |
---|---|
1 | = 0.0041667 |
240 | = 1 |
You can find the conversion in other languages in the following:
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |