link
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9.9
- noun
- /lɪŋk/
- Archaic
:
link (unidad de medida)
- Surveyors used a chain consisting of one hundred links of equal size and totaling sixty-six feet in length.
- length of a link
Now in the old days they would use a knotted rope or a chain with links and you could determine the length of the chain by the number of links.
- Now in the old days they would use a knotted rope or a chain with links and you could determine the length of the chain by the number of links.
- What I'm going to do is I'm going to measure out this link.
Examples
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Now in the old days they would use a knotted rope or a chain with links and you could determine the length of the chain by the number of links.
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I made it link by link and yard by yard.
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I made it... link by link, yard by yard.
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"I made it link by link, yard by yard."
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The surveyor measured the field using a system of links to ensure accuracy.
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To calculate the total length of the property, we counted the number of links used in the surveyor's chain.
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The old surveyor's notes indicated that each link of the chain was precisely 7.92 inches long.
Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.8
An extinct creature thought to form a bridge between apes and early humans
- Specialized
1
4.0
A connection that sends and receives digital information between two places
- Specialized
A computer terminal connected to a system over a network, not directly
- Specialized
A device that connects to a main computer over a network so users can access it remotely
Surface Forms
Etymology
Link as a unit of length was named after the small ring in a surveyor's chain, because surveyors used 100 little links to make a full measuring chain, so one link became a measure of about 7.92 inches. That's why old maps and land records show distances in 'links'.