Meaning & use
decameter
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters, abbreviated as 'dam.'
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The garden plot measured roughly two decameters from end to end.
Surveyors marked the field boundary at intervals of one decameter.
A note on using this word
American English spells this unit 'decameter,' while British English uses 'decametre'; the unit is rarely used compared to meters or kilometers.
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