Six feet per fathom.
A fathom is a unit of measure equal to six feet.
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.
It is the length of a man's arm!AnswerSince 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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Personally I couldn't fathom out what he was talking about. The ship wreck lay at a depth of fourteen fathoms.
1 fathom = 6 feet
1 fathom = 6 feet
One fathom is around six feet.
There are six feet in a fathom. That is 1.8 metres.
1 Fathom = 6 feet
Yes. 1 fathom = 6 ft (= 2 yards).
Fathom's is an old measure of length. 1 fathom is equal to 6 feet, so 2 fathom's is equal to 12 feet.
1 fathom = 6 feet = 2 yards
1 fathom = 6 feet
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A fathom is 6 feet. A mile is 5280 feet, so therefore 880 fathoms. So 1 fathom is 1/880 miles.
1 fathom = 6 feet 6 feet = 72 inches 72 inches = 1828.8 millimetres.