Toise

//tɔɪz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres. historical

    "[…] the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely […]"

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estadofathom

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"[…] the greater its speed, the less visible it grows, until at around a Thousand Toises per Minute, it vanishes entirely […]"

Etymology

From French toise.

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