yd.
abbreviation
yard; yards.
yd.
1 Americanabbreviation
YD.
2
American
abbreviation
yd
British
abbreviation
yd
Scientific
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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
Of the 27 records Flanagan had made ten for distances from 300 yd. to 1,650 yd.
From Time Magazine Archive
February burlap consumption rose 1,000,000 yd. to 61,000,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
In going 7500 yd. a front wheel of a wagon makes 1000 more revolutions than a rear one.
From A Review of Algebra by Romeyn Henry Rivenburg
The receiver is 20 yd down the field and 15 yd to the quarterback’s left.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
His receiver is standing 20 yd down the field and 15 yd to the quarterback’s left.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016
A similar flow then swept across the road about 100 yd to the north, moving trees, rocks, and stumps.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 4, 2012
The main room and an adjoining den are being paneled in Philippine mahogany and carpeted with 85 yds. of virgin New Zealand wool that costs about $60 per yd.
From Time Magazine Archive
Excavating 8 ins. deep 0.65 Gravel for 4-in. foundation, at $1.00 per cu. yd.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Halbert Powers Gillette
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