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square yard

square yard noun: a unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).

Noun

square yard (plural square yards)

  1. A unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).

Forms of square yard

pluralsquare yards

Questions about square yard

What does square yard mean?
Square yard means a unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).
What part of speech is square yard?
Square yard is a noun.
What is the plural of square yard?
The plural of square yard is square yards.

Words near square yard in the dictionary

  1. square tab shingles
  2. square the circle
  3. square up
  4. square wave
  5. square waves
  6. square yard
  7. square yards
  8. Square-1
  9. square-bracket
  10. square-bracketed
  11. square-bracketing

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