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Cubic yard

The cubic yard (symbols yd³, cu. yd.) is a nonmetric unit of volume, used in the United States. It is defined as the volume of a cube with edges one yard[?] in length.

1 cubic yard is equal to:

46,656 cubic inches
27 cubic feet
201.974 gallons
764.555 litres
0.764555 cubic metres

See 1 E-1 m³ for a comparison with other volumes, also orders of magnitude (volume).

External link

Conversion Calculator for Units of VOLUME (http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/ccvol.htm)

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