Convert cable (International) to foot (French metric)
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for cable (International):
Cable length or cable's length is a nautical unit of length equal to 1/10 nautical mile or 185.2 meters. This unit was named cable because of the length of a ship's anchor cable in the age of sail.
Definition and details for foot (French metric):
In 1799 meter became the official unit of length in France. So French metric foot, or "pied metrique" was defined as one third of a metre and it was in use until 1837.