The cubic yard (symbols yd.³, 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 U.S. liquid gallons
• 764.554858 litres
• 0.764554858 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)