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Meanings of gunter's chain in English

Spanish
cadena de agrimensor
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Distance measuring device used for surveying.

        cadena de agrimensor
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        On Monday I was out by ten o'clock, armed with a surveyor's chain.
        The Fat of the Land: The Story of an American Farm
        2
        Logicians carry the surveyor's chain over the track of which these are the true explorers.
        Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
        3
        He ran his surveyor's chain far into the wilderness to the west of Mount Vernon.
        George Washington
        4
        A surveyor's chain and stakes, arrows, level, square and compass were bought with my money.
        The Mason-Bees
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        Disguising himself, he started with two men to carry a surveyor's chain, and one to carry a flag.
        Old John Brown, the man whose soul is marching on
        Usage of gunter's chain in English
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        He also invented Gunter's chain, a surveying instrument with 100 links.
        Wired
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        A theodolite, with a level, and a Gunter's chain, by ditto.
        A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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