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 |
hand | 9 hand | 18 hand | 27 hand | 36 hand | 45 hand | 54 hand | 63 hand | 72 hand | 81 hand | 90 hand | 99 hand | 108 hand | 117 hand | 126 hand | 135 hand | 144 hand | 153 hand | 162 hand | 171 hand | 180 hand | 189 hand | 198 hand | 207 hand | 216 hand | 225 hand | 234 hand | 243 hand | 252 hand | 261 hand | 270 hand | 279 hand | 288 hand | 297 hand | 306 hand | 315 hand | 324 hand | 333 hand | 342 hand | 351 hand | 360 hand | 369 hand | 378 hand | 387 hand | 396 hand | 405 hand | 414 hand | 423 hand | 432 hand | 441 hand | 450 hand | 459 hand | 468 hand | 477 hand | 486 hand | 495 hand | 504 hand | 513 hand | 522 hand | 531 hand | 540 hand | 549 hand | 558 hand | 567 hand | 576 hand | 585 hand | 594 hand | 603 hand | 612 hand | 621 hand | 630 hand | 639 hand | 648 hand | 657 hand | 666 hand | 675 hand | 684 hand | 693 hand | 702 hand | 711 hand | 720 hand | 729 hand | 738 hand | 747 hand | 756 hand | 765 hand | 774 hand | 783 hand | 792 hand | 801 hand | 810 hand | 819 hand | 828 hand | 837 hand | 846 hand | 855 hand | 864 hand | 873 hand | 882 hand | 891 hand | 900 hand |
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 | hands | yards | hands |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≡ 9 | 4 | ≡ 36 |
1.5 | ≡ 13.5 | 4.5 | ≡ 40.5 |
2 | ≡ 18 | 5 | ≡ 45 |
2.5 | ≡ 22.5 | 5.5 | ≡ 49.5 |
3 | ≡ 27 | 6 | ≡ 54 |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | yards | hands | yards |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ≡ 0.11111111111111 | 4 | ≡ 0.44444444444444 |
1.5 | ≡ 0.16666666666667 | 4.5 | ≡ 0.5 |
2 | ≡ 0.22222222222222 | 5 | ≡ 0.55555555555556 |
2.5 | ≡ 0.27777777777778 | 5.5 | ≡ 0.61111111111111 |
3 | ≡ 0.33333333333333 | 6 | ≡ 0.66666666666667 |
yards | hands |
---|---|
1 | ≡ 9 |
0.1111111 | ≡ 1 |
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 …) |