GUNTER'S CHAIN


Meaning of GUNTER'S CHAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgən-tərz- ]

noun

Etymology: Edmund Gunter

Date: circa 1679

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.