CUBIC YARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cubic yard mean? 

• CUBIC YARD (noun)
  The noun CUBIC YARD has 1 sense:

1. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

  Familiarity information: CUBIC YARD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUBIC YARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

cubic yard; yard

Hypernyms ("cubic yard" is a kind of...):

capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)

 Context examples 

A traditional unit of volume equal to 1728 cubic inches, or 1/27 cubic yard, or 0.028 316 85 cubic meter (28.316 85 liters).

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