centimetre
Britishnoun
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Owen Heard jumped just one centimetre short of his personal best to secure a bronze medal for England in the men's pole vault.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
On Sunday, USA ski jumper Annika Belshaw was disqualified from the women's large hill individual event because her skis were more than one centimetre too long.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The two-time Olympic champion sealed gold with a first-time clearance at 6.15m to end Emmanouil Karalis' admirable challenge then raised the bar to one centimetre higher than he had ever gone before.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“In the pole vault, you can just go one centimetre at a time.”
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025
Washington is the capital of the United States of America, or 1 centimetre equals approximately 0.39 inches.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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