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  2. Fathom - Wikipedia

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    A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 m), used especially for measuring the depth of water. [1] The fathom is neither an international standard (SI) unit, nor an internationally accepted non-SI unit. Historically it was the maritime measure of depth in the English-speaking world but ...

  3. List of nautical units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Fathom: Length: Knot: Speed: League: Length: Nautical mile: Length: Rhumb: Angle: The angle between two successive points of the thirty-two point compass (11 degrees 15 minutes) (rare) [1] Shackle: Length: Before 1949, 12.5 fathoms; later 15 fathoms. [2] Toise: Length: Toise was also used for measures of area and volume Twenty-foot equivalent ...

  4. Ancient Greek units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    square foot hexapodēs ἑξαπόδης: 36 podes 3.42 m 2 (36.8 sq ft) square six-foot akaina ἄκαινα: 100 podes 9.50 m 2 (102.3 sq ft) rod hēmiektos ἡμίεκτος: 833 + 1 ⁄ 3 podes 79.2 m 2 (853 sq ft) half a sixth hektos ἕκτος: 1,666 + 2 ⁄ 3 podes 158.3 m 2 (1,704 sq ft) a sixth of a plethron aroura ἄρουρα ...

  5. List of human-based units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    Orgyia - Ancient Greek fathom; Parasang - the distance an infantryman could march in a predefined period of time; Pygmē - distance from elbow to base of fingers; Sazhen - Russian fathom; Shaftment - width of the fist and outstretched thumb; Span - width of a human hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger; Spithamē ...

  6. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    The base unit is Gunter's chain of 66 feet (20 m) which is subdivided into 4 rods, each of 16.5 ft or 100 links of 0.66 feet. A link is abbreviated "lk", and links "lks", in old deeds and land surveys done for the government.

  7. Winter Weight Gain: Why It Happens (& 6 Tips to Avoid It) - AOL

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    1. Eat Nutritious Foods. Your eating habits might be a little different during the winter, and in general, healthy eating can be harder. To avoid weight gain, aim for a balanced diet of nutritious ...

  8. Brianna LaPaglia Celebrates 11-Lb. Weight Gain After ... - AOL

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    The content creator, 25, gave her followers an update on returning to a healthy weight in a new TikTok video approximately one month after revealing online that her weight dropped to what it was ...

  9. Medieval weights and measures - Wikipedia

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    Rheinfuss – Rhine foot, used in the North, 31.387 cm; Elle – Ell / cubit, distance between elbow and finger tip. In the North, often 2 feet, In Prussia 17 ⁄ 8 feet, in the South variable, often 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet. The smallest known German elle is 402.8 mm, the longest 811 mm. Klafter – Fathom, usually 6 feet.