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{{Short description|Unit of area}}
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{{Infobox unit
| name         = square yard
| image        = 
| caption      = 
| standard     = Imperial, United States customary units
| quantity     = [[area]]
| symbol       = yd<sup>2</sup>
| symbol2      = sq yd
| units1       = [[Imperial units|Imperial]]/[[US customary|US]]
| inunits1     = {{ubl|{{val|1296|u=sq in}}||{{val|9|u=sq ft}}}}
| units2       = [[SI units]]
| inunits2     = {{ubl|{{val|8361.2736|u=cm2}}|{{val|0.8361|u=m2}}}}
}}
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The '''square yard''' ([[Indian English|Northern India]]: '''[[guz|gaj]]''', [[Pakistani English|Pakistan]]: '''gaz''') is an [[imperial unit]] and [[U.S. customary unit]] of [[area]]. It is in widespread use in most of the [[English language|English]]-speaking world, particularly the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Pakistan and India. It is defined as the area of a [[square (geometry)|square]] with sides of one [[yard]] (three [[Foot (length)|feet]], thirty-six [[inch]]es, 0.9144 [[metre]]s) in [[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]]es
* 9 [[square foot|square feet]]
* ≈0.00020661157 [[acre]]s
* ≈0.000000322830579 [[square mile]]s
* 836 127.36 square millimetres
* 8 361.2736 [[square centimetre]]s
* 0.83612736 [[square metre]]s
* 0.000083612736 [[hectare]]s
* 0.00000083612736 [[square kilometre]]s
* 1.00969 [[guz|gaj]]<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]] for a comparison with other areas
* [[Area (geometry)]]
* [[Conversion of units]]
* [[Cubic yard]]
* [[Metrication in Canada]]
* [[Orders of magnitude (area)]]
* [[Square (algebra)]], [[Square root]]
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==References==
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{{Imperial units}}
{{United States Customary Units}}

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[[Category:Units of area]]
[[Category:Imperial units]]
[[Category:Customary units of measurement in the United States]]