yd.
abbreviation
yard; yards.
yd.
1 Americanabbreviation
YD.
2
American
abbreviation
yd
British
abbreviation
yd
Scientific
Example Sentences
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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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