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Yard (yd) — Imperial/US unit defined exactly as 0.9144 meters
Used in sports, textiles, and some land measurements. Convenient multiple of feet and inches.
- Symbol: yd
- System: Imperial/US customary
- Exact relations: 1 yd = 0.9144 m = 91.44 cm (exact)
- Other relations: 1 yd = 3 ft = 36 in
- Typical examples: football field markings, fabric lengths
Chain - traditional surveying length unit
Chain is a historical unit used in land surveying, specifically Gunter’s chain. Used on cadastral maps and by railways and surveyors across the English-speaking world.
- Symbols: ch (common)
- System: Imperial/US customary (historic surveying)
- Exact relations: 1 chain = 66 ft = 22 yd = 4 rods = 100 links = 1/80 mile; 10 chains = 1 furlong
- Metric equivalents: 1 chain = 20.1168 m (exact)
- Typical examples: UK railway distances recorded in miles and chains; a cricket pitch length is 1 chain (22 yd)