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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 [[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 '''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 [[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 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 [[metre]]s, and this has lead to incidents of anti-metric campaigners using the law to physically remove or disfigure metric roadsigns. | 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 [[metre]]s, and this has lead to incidents of anti-metric campaigners using the law to physically remove or disfigure metric roadsigns. | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 19 January 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 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