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  • yd.
    yd.
    abbreviation
    yard; yards.
  • YD.
    YD.
    abbreviation
    (in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) dinar; dinars.
  • yd
    yd
    abbreviation
    yard (measure)

yd.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. yard; yards.


YD. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. (in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) dinar; dinars.


yd British  

abbreviation

  1. yard (measure)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

yd Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of yard


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The plaza is a square with side length 100 yd. as shown in the figure below.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Quarterback Denard Robinson is the classic college double threat — last season, he threw for 2,570 yd. and rushed for another 1,702.

From Time • Sep. 2, 2011

At 250 yd. her lookouts spotted a submarine's twin periscopes sticking up.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Nebraska, Scotts Bluff County Agent Monte Hendricks counted up to 50 hoppers per sq. yd., five times the number usually considered to be disastrous.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cost of the explosives per cub. yd. was 1s. 4d., of boring 1s. 9d. per cub. yd., and of dredging 3s. per cub. yd., including repairs, but nothing for the use of plant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

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