Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

1 chain

German translation:

20,11684 m

Added to glossary by Elke Trautwein
Aug 18, 2005 09:07
18 yrs ago
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English term

chains

English to German Other Real Estate
Es geht um die Beschreibung eines Grundstücks:
Commencing at a point 24 rods east of the southwest corner of said tract, running thence north 22.26 3/4 chains to the center of the right-of-way of the Central Indiana Railroad.

chains = Messketten?
Was ist das für eine Maßeinheit 22.26 3/4 chains?
Proposed translations (German)
4 +1 20,11684 m

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20,11684 m

1 chain is 22 yards is 20,11684 m

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Note added at 2005-08-18 09:19:48 (GMT)
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Allerdings 22.26 3/4 ist mir rätselhaft. 22.26 chains sind dann 447.8 meter.

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Note added at 2005-08-18 09:22:25 (GMT)
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Allerdings ist mir! Deutsche Sprache, etc. :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree jccantrell : You gotta work fortnight, dram, stone, gills and a few others into your explanation!
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