Convert fathom (English) to inch (survey)
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Definition and details for fathom (English):
Fathom (fth or fath) is a traditional unit of distance equal to 2 yards or 1.8288 meters. The word means "outstretched arms", because a fathom is the distance between the fingertips of a man's outstretched arms.
Definition and details for inch (survey):
U.S. survey inch was defined on April 5, 1893 by Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, as a unit of length equal to 1/39.37 meters exactly.