| 单词 | megalithic yard |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmegalithic yard megalithic yard n. half a megalithic fathom, 2.72 feet (approx. 0.83 metre). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > arm as unit of length > outstretched arms or fathom > half of a megalithic fathom megalithic yard1961 1961 A. Thom in Math. Gaz. 45 83 This unit [sc. the Megalithic Fathom] was 5·44 ft... Half of this, 2·72 ft., might be called the Megalithic Yard. 1975 Country Life 16 Jan. 134/2 The megalithic yard of 2·72 ft that Professor Thom has recently so convincingly shown to have been used by the builders of Stonehenge, Avebury, Carnac. 1994 New Scientist 5 Feb. 50/2 The megalithic yard..is not merely a myth, nor is it only a statistic.., although it was used as an illustration for such in your article. < as lemmas |
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