cubic yard
Three-foot cube
A cubic yard is a unit of volume equal to a cube measuring one yard on each side—27 cubic feet.
It's the standard measurement for bulk materials like soil, gravel, mulch, and concrete: We ordered three cubic yards of topsoil for the garden.
Often shortened to yard in context: How many yards of concrete do you need?
Act of unearthing
- backfillReplacing excavated material
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- concreteSolid building mixture
- aggregateCombined sum total
topsoil · mulch · sand · foundation · grading · paving · asphalt · demolition
Act of unearthing
- backfillReplacing excavated material
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- fillMake something full
trench · cut · embankment · earthmoving · overburden · spoil · borrow · stockpile
Nutrient-rich surface earth
- mulchProtective plant bedding
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- barkSharp canine vocalization
soil · garden · planting · bed · amendment · coverage · spreading · delivery
Maximum amount containable
- quantityMeasurable amount present
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- conversionAct of changing states
gallon · liter · bushel · displacement · estimate · footage · yardage · bulk
excavation
Act of unearthing
aggregate · topsoil · mulch · sand · foundation · grading · paving · asphalt · demolition · debris
excavation
Act of unearthing
- backfillReplacing excavated material
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
fill · trench · cut · embankment · earthmoving · overburden · spoil · borrow · stockpile · land clearing
topsoil
Nutrient-rich surface earth
bark · soil · garden · planting · bed · amendment · coverage · spreading · delivery · wheelbarrow
capacity
Maximum amount containable
- quantityMeasurable amount present
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
conversion · gallon · liter · bushel · displacement · estimate · footage · yardage · bulk · load
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- unitsunit, angstrom, meter, base units, mile
- volume unitslitre, liter, gallon, pint, quart
- construction measurementsfoot, feet, inch, inches, meter
- geometry termscircle, line, rectangle, side, square
- bulk quantitiesload, shipment, carload, truckload, boatload
cubic yardyard
Linear measure or grounds
square yard · linear foot · foot · inch · square foot
cubic yardcubic inch
Unit measuring three-dimensional space
cubic foot · teaspoon · tablespoon · fluid ounce · drop
yard, cube, cubes, cubicle, cubic, cuboid, cubicles, cubical, cubically