( a. )
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
( a. )
A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a length of pipe; a length of fence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012