square yard

Carpet seller's measure

A square yard is a unit of area equal to a square measuring one yard on each side, or nine square feet.

It's commonly used for measuring flooring, carpeting, and other surfaces: The room requires twelve square yards of tile.

In the metric system, one square yard equals roughly 0.84 square meters.

measurement

acre

Land area measurement

hectare10,000 square meters
footageRecorded video material
areaExtent of surface

dimension · calculate · conversion · metric · imperial · surveying · geometry · perimeter · measure · topography

property

lot

Large amount or portion

parcelWrapped item for shipping
plotStoryline or land parcel
acreageAmount of land owned

tract · land · grounds · estate · homestead · allotment · site · realty · property · domain

fabric

textile

Material from woven fibers

clothWoven or knit material
materialPhysical matter; pertinent
boltThreaded rod for nuts

remnant · cotton · silk · wool · linen · denim · velvet · chiffon · muslin · calico

Categories

measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
unitsunit, angstrom, meter, base units, mile
textile measuresbolt, skein, hank, denier, gauge
Indian unitsdecimal, cotta, ground, cent, paisa
geometry termscircle, line, rectangle, side, triangle

Opposites

measurement dimensionality

square yardyard

Linear measure or grounds

cubic yard · linear foot · length · cubic foot · cubic meter

measurement system

square yardsquare meter

SI unit of area

square centimeter · square kilometer · hectare · are · square metre

Family

square, yard, yardstick, squares, squared, squaring, yardage, yardsticks, cubic yard

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G