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  • noun A unit of length formerly used in Russia, equal to seven feet.

Etymologies

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From Russian сажень.

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Examples

  • About a sazhen [Fathom] below the level of the barraque there coursed noisily over its bed of stones a rivulet white with foam.

    Through Russia 2003

  • About a sazhen [Fathom] below the level of the barraque there coursed noisily over its bed of stones a rivulet white with foam.

    Through Russia Maksim Gorky 1902

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