Standard unit of length equal to 3 feet or about 0.9144 meters; used in contexts such as sports, textiles, and measurement.
The ball flew 10 yards ahead.
This cloth is five dollars per yard.
He ran 100 yards in 10 seconds.
My mother bought 5 yards of cloth.
Katakana spelling is standard for this loanword; usually written in kana.
Rarely used kanji form; learners should use ヤード.
Loanword from English 'yard'.