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Fathom logo #10101) Come to understand 2) Comprehend 3) Cruise line 4) Depth unit 5) Exclusively Anglo word 6) Exclusively Saxon word 7) Fthm 8) Get to the bottom of 9) Grasp 10) It equals six feet 11) Linear unit 12) Nautical measure 13) Nautical measurement 14) Nautical terminology 15) Nautical unit 16) Nautical unit of measure
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Fathom

Fathom logo #10101) Deduce 2) Depth 3) Examine 4) Fthm 5) Grasp 6) Ken 7) Sound
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Fathom

Fathom logo #21017Arises in directed tree search. A node is fathomed if it is determined that no completion from this point could produce a better solution than one already obtained. This could happen by bounding the objective, or it can happen by determining there is no feasible solution with the partial specifications corresponding to the node.
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fathom logo #22054 a measure of capacity for rough sawn timber = 216 cu. ft, measured as 6ft x 6ft x 6ft (E, 178)
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Fathom

Fathom logo #21002• (n.) A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. • (v. t.) To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. • (v. t.) The measure by a sounding li...
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Fathom

Fathom logo #20159Naval A nautical measurement of six feet; it was the distance between the tips of middle fingers when the arms are outstretched sideways to their fullest extent (the word comes from the Danish FAVN meaning 'arms extended').
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fathom logo #21366A nautical unit of measurement equal to 6 feet (182 cm).
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Fathom logo #20495A measure of depth, more usually at sea equal to 6 feet or 1.828 metres.
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Fathom logo #21453A unit of length used in measuring water depth.One fathom is 6 feet.
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Fathom logo #21699A unit of measurement used to indicate water depth, and equal to 1.8m (6 feet).
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fathom logo #22223a measure of capacity for rough sawn timber = 216 cu. ft, measured as 6ft x 6ft x 6ft (E, 178)
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Fathom logo #10444a measurement of depth (1 fathom = 6ft (183cm)
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Fathom logo #20972Fath'om (fă&thlig;'ŭm) noun [ Middle English fadme , faðme , Anglo-Saxon fæðm fathom, the embracing arms; akin to Old Saxon faðmos the outstretched arms, Dutch vadem , vaam , fathom, Old High German fadom , fadum , German fa...
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Fathom

Fathom logo #20972Fath'om transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fathomed ; present participle & verbal noun Fathoming .] 1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [ Obsolete] Pu...
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Fathom

Fathom logo #22493measurement of water depth. Six feet of depth. Many nautical charts are marked in fathoms, not feet
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Fathom logo #23186A unit of length equal to 6 feet, roughly measured as the distance between a man's outstretched hands.
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Fathom logo #20127A measure of water DEPTH equal to 1.83 m (6 feet).
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fathom logo #20974sound verb measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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fathom logo #21221In mining, seafaring, and handling timber, a unit of depth measurement (1.83 m/6 ft) used prior to metrication; it approximates to the distance between an adult man's hands when the arms are outstretched
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fathom logo #22636Measurement of water depth (One fathom equals six feet.)
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fathom logo #23412A unit of length equal to six feet, used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths.
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Fathom logo #24026A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth - commonly used by fishermen. 1 fathom (1.83 metres).
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fathom logo #23665[Pirate glossary] a linear unit of measurement for water depth
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fathom logo #23665 come to understand
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fathom logo #23665[Intelligent words] come to understand
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