chainage
Latvian translation: attālums
| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| 08:53 May 4, 2023 |
| English to Latvian translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / dzelzceļa būvniecība | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| ||||||
|  Selected response from: Miķelis (Mike) Strīķis Latvia Local time: 09:11 | ||||||
Grading comment
| |||||||
| Summary of answers provided | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | attālums |
|
Answers
18 hrs confidence: 
attālums Explanation: Surveyors used to measure distance in terms of chains. 100 links = 1 chain. The surveyors (of more than a century ago) literally used a chain (which had 100 links) to measure the required distance. There is one area in Australia which was incorrectly measured because the surveyor had not noticed that about 20 links had been lost from his chain! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2023-05-05 03:11:30 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_(unit) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 18 hrs (2023-05-05 03:12:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_(unit) |
| |
| Login to enter a peer comment (or grade) | ||
Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.
You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.
See also:
Search millions of term translations