Gunter's chain

American

noun

chain8a

Gunter's chain British

noun

surveying a measuring chain 22 yards in length, or this length as a unit See chain

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Etymology

Origin of Gunter's chain

First recorded in 1670–80; named after its inventor, Edmund Gunter

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Gunter's chain

A theodolite, with a level, and a Gunter's chain, by ditto.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 14 by Robert Kerr

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