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fathom meaning in Hindi

पुरसा pursā

UK/ˈfað(ə)m//ˈfæðəm/

fathom in Hindi: पुरसा (pursā). In English, fathom means a man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.

Hindi words for fathom

fathom
पुरसा pursā

English meaning of fathom

  1. noun A man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
  2. noun An internationally standardized version of this unit, the international fathom (= 1.8288 metres = 6 feet).
  3. noun A measure of distance to shore: the nearest point to shore at which the water depth is the value quoted.
  4. noun An unspecified depth.

Full definition of fathom

fathom in a sentence

  • After we'd rowed for an hour, we found ourselves stranded ten fathoms from shore.
  • I can’t for the life of me fathom what this means.

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Questions about fathom in Hindi

What is the meaning of fathom in Hindi?
Fathom in Hindi is पुरसा (pursā).
fathom का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Fathom: पुरसा (pursā).
What does fathom mean in English?
Fathom means a man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “fathom”: पुरसा. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: fathom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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