The latter prediction in particular was correct, and their progress during the next hour could be measured in feet.

It seems that distances were measured in feet, paces, yards, or rods with blithe indifference, and the narrator added to them at will.

Debris made the trip harder; sunken boats and collapsed bridges turned the river into a maze where their progress was measured in feet and inches.

Measured in feet and inches, the Chutes of the Peace must take second place to Niagara, yet they impress us as Niagara never did.