klafter
/ˈklɑf.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "... for the purpose of working the machine, employed in raising water from the mines, and a tunnel of 300 klafters long, passing through a mountain, which serves as a road for foot-passengers, between Herrengrund and Altgebirg."
- "The building for the protection of the horses was erected on three sides of a square of 48 klafter, and was 12 klafter wide, making a structure 72 klafters long on each side, giving a covered space of 2,304 square klafter."
- "Ten or more families unite to dig a hole 20 to 30 klafters long and 3 to 4 wide, add to this excavation with a frame of driftwood,148 of which they also make the roof, and cover it with long dry grass or sod, which is held down with[…]"
- "According to this instruction, one lot must be 75 to 100 klafters long and 12 to 15 klafters wide (1 klafter = 1[.]896 m). A house must be on the street line of a lot with its narrow side and the distance between houses should be at least[…]"
Etymology
From German Klafter.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Klafter
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈklɑf.tɚ/