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Alternative form of acre's breadth [(historical) Chain; A unit of length equal to 22 yards.]
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Obsolete form of arpent. [A pre-metric French unit of length, having various official measures.]
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Alternative form of box canyon [A canyon which has a single access for entrance and exit, being otherwise enclosed on all sides by steep walls.]
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(unit, chiefly nautical) 100 fathoms, 600 imperial feet, approximately 185 m.
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(mathematics) One of a set of small bars, used by mathematicians in some Asian countries, placed either horizontally or vertically to represent any number and any fraction.
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A unit of volumetric measurement equivalent to a cube one yard in each dimension.
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Any of a set of coloured rods of different sizes used to teach elementary-school mathematics.
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(historical) An measuring rod, one ell in length.
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(chiefly nautical, historical) Originally, the distance between an adult man's arms stretched out away from the sides of his torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to his body, measured from the tips of the longest fingers of each hand, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres); subsequently used as a unit for water depth but now generally replaced by the metre.
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(UK, archaic, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16+¹⁄₂ feet.
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(obsolete) A yard, staff, or rod used as a measuring device.
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An old unit of length used in surveying, equivalent to 1/12 of an archin.
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A symbol consisting of three lines within a circle, originally the logo of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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(dated) A linear measure of 5+¹⁄₂ yards, equal to a rod, a pole or ¹⁄₄ chain; the related square measure.
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(historical) A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards).
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(now historical) A screen mounted on a pole.
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An obsolete French unit of power, equal to the power required to raise a quintal at a velocity of one metre per second.
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A rod or pole, marked with alternating red and white bands, used by surveyors for sighting
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(archaic, metrology) A measuring rod.
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A stick used to measure distance, by using its established length or task-specific temporary marks along its length, or by dint of specific graduated marks.
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The person who holds the surveying rod for a surveyor
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One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a surveying party.
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Alternative spelling of sandbox [(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.]
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(US) A children's play area consisting of a box filled with sand.
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(obsolete) A unit of length equal to four feet.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see square, rod.
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A unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).
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Alternative spelling of tree line [A division in altitude (or latitude) above which trees tend not to grow on mountains.]
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A Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two tatami mats.
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(historical) The llath, a former Welsh unit of length equal to about 40 inches (about 1 m).
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A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.
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