six foot six grave

English translation: a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep

22:28 Mar 3, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: six foot six grave
It is about a construction equipment.

It can dig a standard six foot six grave from a single position.

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H&G Ozcan
Türkiye
Local time: 12:53
Selected answer:a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep
Explanation:
Graves are still the standard six foot six inches in dimension (babies' graves are smaller) and there are four groups of workers who do an eight-hour day. ...
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:50 GMT)
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the measurement refers to the depth of the grave in this case

As forensic experts searched the two meter (six foot six inches) deep grave in a wood in northern Italy, police said they had arrested four of the band ...
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David Hollywood
Local time: 06:53
Grading comment
Thank you David!
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4 +12a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep
David Hollywood
3A grave in a cemetary always measures 6 foot six in standard terms...
Anna Maria Augustine (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +12
a regular-size grave six feet six inches deep


Explanation:
Graves are still the standard six foot six inches in dimension (babies' graves are smaller) and there are four groups of workers who do an eight-hour day. ...
www.taphophilia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 6 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:50 GMT)
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the measurement refers to the depth of the grave in this case

As forensic experts searched the two meter (six foot six inches) deep grave in a wood in northern Italy, police said they had arrested four of the band ...
www.sweenytod.com/rno/modules.php?name=News&file=article&si... - 25k - Cached - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you David!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Can Altinbay
12 mins
  -> thanks Can :)

agree  peiling
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agree  Lisa Russell
1 hr

agree  Ioanna Karamanou: Yes, it refers to to the depth.
1 hr

agree  Alexander Demyanov
3 hrs

agree  Sophia Finos (X)
5 hrs

agree  Cristina Santos
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agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
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agree  airmailrpl: -
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agree  Will Matter
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agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
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agree  Alfa Trans (X)
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A grave in a cemetary always measures 6 foot six in standard terms...


Explanation:
It must measure at least this but then a person can choose a bigger one.

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-03-03 22:34:16 GMT)
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6 feet and 6 inches although most often referred to as 6 foot or six foot deep. It is in fact, the depth of the grave. So your text is referring to the capacity of the (machine?)

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-03-03 22:36:20 GMT)
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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

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neutral  Tony M: That rather gratuitous post note isn't in fact even technically accurate: in fact, HIV is quite a fragile virus, and doesn't survive long outside a living body; unlike things like anthrax etc.
47 mins
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