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Definition of Sazhen
1. a Russian measure approx. 2 metres [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sazhen
| sayonara sayonaras sayons sayrite says says me says who sayso sayst sayth | sayyid sayyids saz sazeracs sazes sazhen (current term) sazhens sazzes sbd. sbirri | sbirro sbirros sborgite sborgites sc sc-19220 sc. scRNP scaRNA scaRNAs |
Literary usage of Sazhen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Economics of Communism: With Special Reference to Russia's Experiment by Leo Pasvolsky (1921)
"Industry was expected to be the real winner if the second estimate could be
carried out: its allotment under the first estimate was 2.6 million cubic sazhen ..."
2. Catalogue of the Russian Section by Russia Ministerstvo finansov (1893)
"Russian, American, English and French lineal measures. 1 sazhen = 3 ... 1 sq.
sazhen = 49 sq. feet = 5.44 sq. yards =4.55 sq. metres, ..."
3. Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor by United States Bureau of Labor (1911)
"The hospitals must be well lighted, ventilated, and heated. The wards must contain
at least 5 cubic sazhen (1715 cubic feet) of air space, ..."
4. Studies in Workmen's Insurance, Italy, Russia, Spain by Isaac Max Rubinow (1911)
"The wards must contain at least 5 cubic sazhen (1715 cubic feet) of air space,
1 square sazhen (49 square feet) of floor space, and one-sixth square ..."
5. Russian-American Register (1920)
"... 1 sq. sazhen =49 sq. feet 1 sq. versta Measures of Capacity 1 cub. ... 1 cub.
sazhen = 12.70 cubic yards 1 chetvert =6 bushels 1 ..."
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