Imperial/US
The basic unit of length in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems is the yard, defined as exactly 0.9144 m by international treaty in 1959.
Common Imperial units and U.S. customary units of length include:
- thou or mil (1/1000 of an inch)
- line (1/12 of an inch)
- inch (2.54 cm)
- foot (12 inches, 0.3048 m)
- yard (3 ft, 0.9144 m)
- (terrestrial) mile (5280 ft, 1609.344 m)
- (land) league (3 miles)
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