👉 The term "yards" is commonly used in various fields, including mathematics, physics, and engineering to refer to a unit of measurement for distance. It is based on the length of a standard yardstick, which is 9 feet or 3 meters. In most countries around the world, yards are typically measured in units such as feet (ft), inches (in), centimeters (cm), millimeters (mm), etc., and these measurements can be converted to yards using a conversion factor.