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klafters

klafters is the plural of klafter.

Meaning of klafter

Noun

klafter (plural klafters)

  1. A unit of length formerly widely used in Central Europe, derived from the span of a man's outstretched arms, typically defined as six local feet (equivalent to a fathom) or about 1.8 meters.
    • ... for the purpose of working the machine, employed in raising water from the mines, and a tunnel of 300 klafters long, passing through a mountain, which serves as a road for foot-passengers, between Herrengrund and Altgebirg.1818, Richard Bright, Travels from Vienna Through Lower Hungary: With Some Remarks on the State of Vienna During the Congress, in the Year 1814

Questions about klafters

What is klafters the plural of?
Klafters is the plural of klafter.

Words near klafters in the dictionary

  1. kladnoite
  2. klado-
  3. Kladruber
  4. Klaeser
  5. klafter
  6. klafters
  7. Klagenfurt
  8. Klahn
  9. Klahns
  10. Klahr
  11. Klahrs

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