Concept information
Preferred term
[ch_br]chain
Definition
- A chain is a unit of length. It measures 66 feet, or 22 yards, or 100 links, or 4 rods. There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an area of one chain by one furlong). The chain has been used for several centuries in Britain and in some other countries influenced by British practice.
Broader concept
Notation
- 0112/2///62720#UAB203
- ch
- [ch_br]
- X1
URI
https://vocab.sentier.dev/units/unit/CH
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