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Yd.
Abbreviation for a yard as a measure of length. A yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches. The metric equivalents for these measures of length are: > >A yard = 0.9144 meter. >A foot = 30.48 centimeters. >An inch = 2.54 centimeters.
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