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Square Yard [yd²]

A square yard (yd²) is a unit of area used mainly in the United States and the UK. It represents a square with sides 1 yard (3 feet) long.

1 square yard = 9 square feet = 0.8361 square meters.

Square yards are often used to measure carpets, lawns, and smaller plots of land.

Arpent

An arpent is a traditional French unit of land area and length, still used in some regions like Louisiana and parts of Canada.

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  As an area, 1 arpent ≈ 0.85 acres ≈ 3,420 square meters.

  
  
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  As a length, 1 arpent ≈ 192 feet (about 58.47 meters).

  
  

Arpents were commonly used in colonial land surveying and property descriptions, especially in French-influenced areas.