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6-foot

6-foot is the alternative form of six foot.

Meaning of six foot

Noun

six foot (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) the area between the closest rails of two parallel standard gauge railway lines, regardless of the actual distance.
    • Cattle are of course liable to stray on the line at these level crossings, but to prevent this, barriers are placed on each side of the crossing, and a deep trench is made in the four-foot and six-foot spaces, …1882, George P. Neele, Atlantic and American Notes, M'Corquodale & co., limited, Page 54

Questions about 6-foot

What is 6-foot the alternative form of?
6-foot is the alternative form of six foot.

Words near 6-foot in the dictionary

  1. 6-2-1 rule
  2. 6-4-4-6
  3. 6-4-4-6s
  4. 6-8-6
  5. 6-8-6s
  6. 6-foot
  7. 6-gon
  8. 6-gons
  9. 6-omino
  10. 6-ominos
  11. 6-PTHB

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