As a measure of length or area. Nautical. One fourth of a fathom (18 inches, approx. 45.7 cm). Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > arm as unit of length > outstretched arms or fathom > the fourth part of a fathom (1) quarter1625 As a measure of length or area. Nautical. One fourth of a fathom (18 inches, approx. 45.7 cm). Obsolete. |
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