noun
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
• Syn: ↑yard
• Hypernyms:
↑volume unit, ↑capacity unit, ↑capacity measure, ↑cubage unit, ↑cubic measure, ↑cubic content unit, ↑displacement unit, ↑cubature unit
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noun : a unit of volume equal to a cube one yard long on each side — see measure table
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cubic yard,
a unit of cubic measure, equal to an area 1 yard long, 1 yard wide, and 1 yard high, or.7646 cubic meter. Abbr: cu.yd.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.