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  2. Milliradian - Wikipedia

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    The group on the right measures about 7 mm and was fired at about 90 meters, which equals ⁠ 7 mm / 90 m ... At 100 m At 100 yd 1 ⁄ 12 ...

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The field is 160 ft (53 yd; 49 m) wide. [11] An association football pitch may vary within limits of 90–120 m (98–131 yd) in length and 45–90 m (49–98 yd) in width. The recommended field size is 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd) for major competitions such as the FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship and UEFA Champions League.

  4. List of motor yachts by length - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] It has been generally accepted by naval architects and industry executives that superyachts range from 37 m (≈120 ft) to 60 m (≈200 ft), while those over 60 m are known as megayachts and boats over 90 m (≈300 ft) have been referred to as giga-yachts.

  5. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    20 meters – length of cricket pitch (22 yards) [126] 27.43 meters – distance between bases on a baseball field (90 feet) 28 meters – length of a standard FIBA basketball court; 28.65 meters – length of an NBA basketball court (94 feet) 49 meters – width of an American football field (53 1 ⁄ 3 yards)

  6. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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    l/m = 1693 × l m /Nec × m/kg, where l/m is the yarn length in metres, l m /Nec is the English cotton count and m/kg is the yarn weight in kilograms. The following length units are defined. Bundle: usually 10 lb (4.5 kg) Thread: a length of 54 in (1.4 m)—the circumference of a warp beam; Lea: 120 yd (110 m) Hank: a length of 7 leas or 840 yd ...

  7. Rod (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The rod, perch, or pole (sometimes also lug) is a surveyor's tool [1] and unit of length of various historical definitions. In British imperial and US customary units, it is defined as 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, equal to exactly 1 ⁄ 320 of a mile, or 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards (a quarter of a surveyor's chain), and is exactly 5.0292 meters.

  8. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    A shot, one of the forged lengths of chain joined by shackles to form an anchor cable, was usually 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m). [26] A shackle, a length of cable or chain equal to 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 fathoms (75 ft; 22.9 m). [27] In 1949, the British navy redefined the shackle to be 15 fathoms (90 ft; 27 m). [28]

  9. Yard - Wikipedia

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    The yard (symbol: yd) [3] [4] is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US customary systems of measurement equalling 3 feet or 36 inches. Since 1959 it has been by international agreement standardized as exactly 0.9144 meter. A distance of 1,760 yards is equal to 1 mile. The US survey yard is very slightly longer.