FT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ft mean? 

• FT (noun)
  The noun FT has 1 sense:

1. a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

  Familiarity information: FT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

foot; ft

Context example:

he is six feet tall

Hypernyms ("ft" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Meronyms (parts of "ft"):

in; inch (a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot)

Holonyms ("ft" is a part of...):

pace; yard (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)

 Context examples 

Most varieties stand about 1-2 ft (0.3-0.6 m) tall at maturity.

(Allium sativum, NCI Thesaurus)

The whale shark can grow to eighteen metres (60 ft) in length.

(New study of endangered whale shark youth shows vital habitat similarities, Wikinews)

About five ft. seven in. in height; strongly built, sallow complexion, black hair, a little bald in the centre, bushy, black side-whiskers and moustache; tinted glasses, slight infirmity of speech.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

One cheetah was recorded sprinting at 29 meters (95.1 ft) per second.

(Around 7,100 cheetahs remain, say experts, Wikinews)

Inertial force produced by accelerations or gravity, expressed in gravitational units; one G is equal to the pull of gravity at the earth's surface at sea level and 45 degrees North latitude (32.1725 ft/sec2; 980.621 cm/sec2).

(G Force, NCI Thesaurus)