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Conversion of 17 Yard to Foot


17 yard is equivalent to 50.984460694698 Foot

Conversions Table


Equivalent of 17 Yard:

15539.305301645 Millimeter
1553.9305301645 Centimeter
15.539305301645 Meter
0.015539305301645 Kilometer
611.78400365631 Inch
50.984460694698 Foot
0.0096556736745887 Mile
0.0083912248628885 Nautical Mile

Yard / Foot Units Definition


Yard
Yard is an Unit of measurement of length (British imperial system), still used in the United States, defined as exactly 0.9144 meters since 1959. The symbol: yd (international) or vg (in French-speaking Canada). Formerly called verge in France, particularly for measuring fabrics; the verge is still used today in Canada, mainly in the field of North American football
Foot
The foot is a unit of length of approximately 30 centimeters, corresponding to the length of a human foot of approximately size 45.In Antiquity, the foot was regularly divided into sixteen fingers or four palms. The Roman foot was 29.64 cm.Since the Middle Ages, the foot was also divided by twelve, which gave the inch. The foot of the King of France was 32.48 cm (size 48¾) and the Anglo-Saxon foot is 30.48 cm.