surveyor's chain
Americannoun
noun
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"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.
From The Red Acorn by John McElroy
Distances on the earth may be measured by a foot-rule or a surveyor's chain, but to measure the spaces between the stars we must have a base-line in the sky.
From Memoranda Sacra by J. Rendel (James Rendel) Harris
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.
From Hero Tales from American History by Theodore Roosevelt
The Surveyor’s Chain. 77We made a surveyor’s chain of wire links, each 12 inches long, instead of 7.92 inches, which is the length of a standard surveyor’s link.
From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
In some cases he actually measured, with his own hands and a surveyor's chain, the distance between the schoolhouse and the home-destroyer.
From Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman by William Elliot Griffis
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