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German translation: 20,11684 m


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English term or phrase:1 chain
German translation:20,11684 m
Entered by: Elke Trautwein
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Real Estate
English term or phrase: chains
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?
Elke Trautwein
Germany
Local time: 01:19
20,11684 m
Explanation:
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. :-)
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Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 01:19
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Vielen Dank
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4 +120,11684 m
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20,11684 m


Explanation:
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. :-)

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Vielen Dank

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