GUNTER'S CHAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Gunter's chain mean? 

• GUNTER'S CHAIN (noun)
  The noun GUNTER'S CHAIN has 1 sense:

1. a unit of length (22 yards)

  Familiarity information: GUNTER'S CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUNTER'S CHAIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of length (22 yards)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("Gunter's chain" is a kind of...):

chain (a unit of length)

Holonyms ("Gunter's chain" is a part of...):

furlong (a unit of length equal to 220 yards)

 Context examples 

A traditional unit of length equal to 1/100 of a Gunter's chain, exactly 7.92 inches or 201.168 mm.

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