What is "square yard"

n. A unit of area (''abbreviation'' '''sq yd''' ''or'' '''sq. yd.''') equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long. (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet)

n. a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square [syn: sq yd]

The square yard ( Northern India: gaj) is an imperial unit of area, formerly used in most of the English-speaking world but now generally replaced by the square metre, however it is still in widespread use in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. It is defined as the area of a square with sides of one yard (three feet, thirty-six inches, 0.9144 metres) in length.