cubic yard
In French: verge cube
Definition
A volume unit used in Quebec for bulk soil, mulch and stone: about 0.76 m³. At some suppliers, one yard equals a 4 ft by 8 ft trailer filled about ten inches deep. Quarries usually sell stone by the metric tonne instead.
Also called
- yd³
- yard
Other names in French
- vg³
- verge
Sources
This supplier defines a cubic yard as a 4 ft by 8 ft trailer filled 10 in deep.
Matériaux en vrac · Pépinière Moraldo et fils
According to this supplier, one cubic yard of soil covers about 300 ft² at 1 in deep.
Vrac · Jardins Zeillinger