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  2. Square foot - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of 1 square foot with some Imperial and metric units of area. The square foot (pl. square feet; abbreviated sq ft, sf, or ft 2; also denoted by ' 2 and ⏍) is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit (non-SI, non-metric) of area, used mainly in the United States and partially in Canada, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar ...

  3. Foot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The foot (standard symbol: ft) [1][2] is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, ′, is commonly used to represent the foot. [3] In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches, and one yard comprises three feet. Since an international agreement in 1959 ...

  4. United States customary units - Wikipedia

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    Length. For measuring length, the U.S. customary system uses the inch, foot, yard, and mile, which are the only four customary length measurements in everyday use. From 1893, the foot was legally defined as exactly 1200⁄3937 m (approximately 0.304 8006 m). [13] Since July 1, 1959, the units of length have been defined on the basis of 1 yd = 0 ...

  5. Board foot - Wikipedia

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    The board foot or board-foot is a unit of measurement for the volume of lumber in the United States and Canada. It equals the volume of a board that is one foot (30.5 cm) in length, one foot (30.5 cm) in width, and one inch (2.54 cm) in thickness. [1] Board foot can be abbreviated as FBM (for "foot, board measure"), BDFT, or BF.

  6. Square (unit) - Wikipedia

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    100. square metre. 9.29030. The square is an Imperial unit of area that is used in the construction industry in the United States and Canada, [ 1] and was historically used in Australia. One square is equal to 100 square feet. Examples where the unit is used are roofing shingles, metal roofing, vinyl siding, and fibercement siding products.

  7. Ancient Roman units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    square foot 1 pes qu. 0.0876 m 2 0.943 sq ft scrupulum or decempeda quadrata 100 pedes qu. 8.76 m 2 94.3 sq ft the square of the standard 10-foot measuring rod actus simplex 480 pedes qu. 42.1 m 2 453 sq ft 4 × 120 pedes [12] uncia 2,400 pedes qu. 210 m 2 2,260 sq ft clima 3,600 pedes qu. 315 m 2 3,390 sq ft

  8. List of city squares by size - Wikipedia

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    156,000. Formed of two squares, approx. 120 by 100 m (390 by 330 ft) and 50 by 50 m (160 by 160 ft) Republiky Square. Mladá Boleslav. Czech Republic. 14,350. 154,500.

  9. Once a star of the Kansas City skyline, this 90-foot cow ...

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    The rise of the Hereford. The expansion was long overdue. Between 1920 and 1950, annual registrations of Herefords had more than quadrupled, totaling 5.5 million new cattle over 30 years.