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Meanings of surveyor's chain in English

Russian
чейн
Portuguese
corrente
Spanish
cadena de agrimensor
Catalan
chain
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Unit of length.

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        чейн
        Usage of surveyor's chain in English
        1
        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
        5
        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
        6
        Day after day he could tramp through the wilderness with his gun and his surveyor's chain, and then sleep at night beneath the stars.
        Hero Tales from American History
        7
        "If he did, he had to use a surveyor's chain," suggested Kent, flipping another small pebble in the direction of the toad's retreat.
        The Red Acorn
        Translations for surveyor's chain
        Russian
        чейн
        Portuguese
        corrente