It is the length of a man's arm!
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Since a fathom is 2 yards (6 feet) the above would be a very large man indeed. Confusion with the yard is suspected.
Actually the fathom is derived from a man's span, that is the distance from fingertip to fingertip across shoulders.
From Wiki: The name derives from the Old English word fæðm meaning embracing arms or a pair of outstretched arms.
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Six feet per fathom.
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Personally I couldn't fathom out what he was talking about. The ship wreck lay at a depth of fourteen fathoms.
One meaning: She could not fathom how the man who loved her could betray her so carelessly. Another meaning: The submarine had to travel several fathoms before they spotted the fish.
Understand, conceive, perceive, grasp, fathom...
the fathom was invented in 2008! yeahh!
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"I do not fathom what you are talking about." "The water is one fathom deep."
1 fathom = 1.8288 meters.
We needed to fathom the water
One fathom = six feet.
I could not fathom the problem correctly.
1 fathom = 1828.8 millimeters
Deep Fathom was created in 2001.
Captain Fathom was created in 1965.
Six feet per fathom.
1 fathom = 1.8288 meters