noun
Standard unit of length equal to 3 feet or about 0.9144 meters; used in contexts such as sports, textiles, and measurement.
この布は１ヤードあたり５ドルです。
This cloth is five dollars per yard.
彼は100ヤードを10秒で走った。
He ran 100 yards in 10 seconds.
メートル is the metric unit; ヤード is the imperial unit, about 0.9144 meters.
フィート is a smaller imperial unit; 1 yard equals 3 feet.
Loanword from English 'yard'.