Definition of Sazhen

1. Noun. A unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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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