This calculator allows you to convert from Yard to Dekameter and in a reverse direction. To convert from Yard to Dekameter, enter the amount of Yard into the first input and to convert from Dekameter to Yard, enter the amount of Dekameter into the second input.
Every 1 Yard = 0.091440000000001 Dekameter
and so, 5 Yard = 5 multiplied by 0.091440000000001 = 0.4572 Dekameter.
Yard
What is yard?
The yard is an English unit of length which is included within both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement.
It can be symbolized as "yd". One yard equals 3 feet or 36 inches.
The idiom of "yard" has an old English origin. It was derived from the two English words "gerd and gyrd" which were used in different measurement such as rods and branches.
Beside being the standard unit of field-length measurement in American ,Canadian and Association football, the yard is used widely for length measurement in many different countries.