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Fathomage

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002191

The depth of a body of water or an underground excavation, measured in fathoms. A fathom is a unit of length equal to six feet or 1.8288 meters, historically used for marine depths. This measurement is particularly relevant in underwater mining or for assessing the depth of mine shafts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002191
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMining and extraction
TranslationsGerman: Fathomage; Spanish: fathomage; French: fathomage
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002191",
  "term": "Fathomage",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The depth of a body of water or an underground excavation, measured in fathoms. A fathom is a unit of length equal to six feet or 1.8288 meters, historically used for marine depths. This measurement is particularly relevant in underwater mining or for assessing the depth of mine shafts.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Fathomage",
    "es": "fathomage",
    "fr": "fathomage"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/fathomage/"
}

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