Imperial Lengths Abbr

• a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

• the enclosed land around a house or other building

• a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

• a tract of land where logs are accumulated

• an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

• a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

• an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

• a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

• a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech

• the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key

• the act of moving with great haste

• a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length

• a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener

• a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)

• in a rigid manner

• directly

• move or jump suddenly

• secure or lock with a bolt

• swallow hastily

• run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

• leave suddenly and as if in a hurry

• eat hastily without proper chewing

• make or roll into bolts