GUNTER'S CHAIN


Meaning of GUNTER'S CHAIN in English

Pronunciation: ' g ə n-t ə rz-

Function: noun

Etymology: Edmund Gunter

Date: circa 1679

: a chain 66 feet (20.1 meters) long that is the unit of length for surveys of U.S. public lands

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