sazhen
/ˈsæʒɛn/
sazhen noun: a unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet (just over two meters).
Noun
sazhen (plural sazhens or sazheni)
- A unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet (just over two meters).
- For how if he were to end by getting drowned? True, the river’s normal level lay four sazheni down—the remembrance of that (for he had often descended thither to draw water) comforted him for a moment; […]1929, Ivan Nazhivin, translated by C[harles] J[ames] Hogarth, Rasputin (Continental Fiction), volume 1, New York, N.Y.; London: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, page 169
- Although in his diary he listed its intended dimensions as 200 by 100 sazheni (1400 x 700 ft.), the resulting structure probably measured only 818.75 x 425.75 feet (230 x 130m).1978, David R. Jones, editor, The Military-Naval Encyclopedia of Russia and the Soviet Union, volume 3, Academic International Press, →ISBN, page 75
Forms of sazhen
| plural | sazhens |
|---|---|
| plural | sazheni |
| alternative form | sagene |
| alternative form | sajene |
Origin of sazhen
Borrowed from Russian саже́нь /са́жень (sažénʹ).
Questions about sazhen
- What does sazhen mean?
- Sazhen means a unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet (just over two meters).
- What part of speech is sazhen?
- Sazhen is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sazhen?
- Sazhen is pronounced /ˈsæʒɛn/.
- What is the plural of sazhen?
- The plural of sazhen is sazhens.
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