# Square yard

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{{Short description|Unit of area}}
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{{about|the unit of measurement|the technology company|Square Yards (company)}}
{{Infobox unit
| name         = square yard
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| standard     = Imperial, United States customary units
| quantity     = [area](/source/area)
| symbol       = yd<sup>2</sup>
| symbol2      = sq yd
| units1       = [Imperial](/source/Imperial_units)/[US](/source/US_customary)
| inunits1     = {{ubl|{{val|1296|u=sq in}}||{{val|9|u=sq ft}}}}
| units2       = [SI units](/source/SI_units)
| inunits2     = {{ubl|{{val|8361.2736|u=cm2}}|{{val|0.8361|u=m2}}}}
}}
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The '''square yard''' ([Northern India](/source/Indian_English): '''[gaj](/source/guz)''', [Pakistan](/source/Pakistani_English): '''gaz''') is an [imperial unit](/source/imperial_unit) and [U.S. customary unit](/source/U.S._customary_unit) of [area](/source/area). It is in widespread use in most of the [English](/source/English_language)-speaking world, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan and India. It is defined as the area of a [square](/source/square_(geometry)) with sides of one [yard](/source/yard) (three [feet](/source/Foot_(length)), thirty-six [inch](/source/inch)es, 0.9144 [metre](/source/metre)s) in [length](/source/length).

==Symbols==
There is no universally agreed symbol but the following are used:
*square yards, square yard, square yds, square yd 
*sq yards, sq yard, sq yds, sq yd, sq.yd.
*yards/-2, yard/-2, yds/-2, yd/-2
*yards^2, yard^2, yds^2, yd^2
*yards², yard², yds², yd²

==Conversions==
One square yard is equivalent to:
* 1,296 [square inch](/source/square_inch)es
* 9 [square feet](/source/square_foot)
* ≈0.00020661157 [acre](/source/acre)s
* ≈0.000000322830579 [square mile](/source/square_mile)s
* 836 127.36 square millimetres
* 8 361.2736 [square centimetre](/source/square_centimetre)s
* 0.83612736 [square metre](/source/square_metre)s
* 0.000083612736 [hectare](/source/hectare)s
* 0.00000083612736 [square kilometre](/source/square_kilometre)s
* 1.00969 [gaj](/source/guz)<ref>{{cite web|title=google search|url=https://www.google.co.in/search?num=100&newwindow=1&q=1+sq+yard+%3D+gaj&oq=1+square+yard+%3D+gaj&gs_l=serp.1.5.0i71l8.0.0.0.50302.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0....0...1c..64.serp..0.0.0.xrqFdeYz1KA}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [1 E-1 m²](/source/1_E-1_m%C2%B2) for a comparison with other areas
* [Area (geometry)](/source/Area_(geometry))
* [Conversion of units](/source/Conversion_of_units)
* [Cubic yard](/source/Cubic_yard)
* [Metrication in Canada](/source/Metrication_in_Canada)
* [Orders of magnitude (area)](/source/Orders_of_magnitude_(area))
* [Square (algebra)](/source/Square_(algebra)), [Square root](/source/Square_root)
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==References==
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{{Imperial units}}
{{United States Customary Units}}

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Category:Customary units of measurement in the United States

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