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METRE |
Length measure |
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FEET |
Old length measure |
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MILE |
Measure of length |
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METER |
Measure of length |
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INCH |
Measure of length |
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YARD |
Measure of length |
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ELL |
Former measure of length |
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CUBITS |
Ancient measure of length |
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YARDS |
Measure of length (imp) |
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PINT |
Imperial measure of length |
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CANE |
A local European measure of length. See Canna. |
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BANDLE |
An Irish measure of two feet in length. |
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LINE |
A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch. |
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VERST |
A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet. |
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ARSHINE |
A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches. |
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LUG |
A measure of length, being 16/ feet; a rod, pole, or perch. |
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SAGENE |
A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English
feet. |
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INC |
A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one
twelfth yards. |
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SCHENE |
An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from
thirty-two to sixty stadia. |
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PERCH |
A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod,
or pole. |
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FOOT |
A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of
a yard. See Yard. |
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CANNA |
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven
feet. See Cane, 4. |
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DECAMETRE |
A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters,
equal to about 393.7 inches. |
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HECTOMETRE |
A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is
equivalent to 328.09 feet. |
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MYRIAMETRE |
A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand
meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles. |