SQUARE YARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does square yard mean? 

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

1. a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUARE YARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

sq yd; square yard

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

area unit; square measure (a system of units used to measure areas)

 Context examples 

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-5 ounce per square yard.

(Milligram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-8 ounce per square yard.

(Microgram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

A metric unit of areal density equal to approximately 2.94935E-4 ounce per square yard.

(Microgram per Square Centimeter, NCI Thesaurus)

It is equal to approximately 0.029 4935 ounce per square yard.

(Gram per Square Meter, NCI Thesaurus)

It is equal to 4046.8564224 square meters, or 10 square chains, or 160 square rods, 43560 square feet, or 4840 square yards.

(Acre, NCI Thesaurus)