a foot in depth
1depth — W3S3 [depθ] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: deep] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a) the distance from the top surface of something such as a river or hole to the bottom of it →↑deep ▪ a sea with an average depth of 35 metres to/at a depth of sth ▪ The… …
2Depth — (s[e^]pth), n. [From {Deep}; akin to D. diepte, Icel. d[=y]pt, d[=y]p[eth], Goth. diupi[thorn]a.] 1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as,… …
3Depth of a sail — Depth Depth (s[e^]pth), n. [From {Deep}; akin to D. diepte, Icel. d[=y]pt, d[=y]p[eth], Goth. diupi[thorn]a.] 1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the …
4Depth charge — For other uses, see Depth charge (disambiguation). Mark IX Depth Charge used by the U.S. Navy late in World War II. Unlike the cylindrical, barrel shaped depth charge used earlier, the Mark IX is streamlined and equipped with canted fins to… …
5Foot-and-mouth disease — Infobox Disease Name = Foot and mouth disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 31707 ICD10 = ICD10|B|08|8|b|00 ICD9 = ICD9|078.4 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D005536 Taxobox color = violet name = Foot and mouth… …
6foot — [[t]f ʊt[/t]] ♦ feet 1) N COUNT Your feet are the parts of your body that are at the ends of your legs, and that you stand on. She stamped her foot again. ...a foot injury. ...his aching arms and sore feet. Derived words: footed COMB in ADJ She… …
7depth — /depT/ noun 1 DISTANCE (countable usually singular, uncountable) a) the distance down from the top surface to the bottom of something: What depth is the lake? | to/at a depth of: Plant the seeds at a depth of ten centimetres. | a metre/foot etc… …
8foot of head — (ft hd) a traditional unit of water pressure used in plumbing and hydraulics. Head is short for headwaters ; it refers to the depth of the water upstream from the point at which the pressure is measured. One foot of head is equivalent to a… …
9foot-frontage rule — Under rule, assessment is confined to actual frontage on line of improvement, and depth of lot, number or character of improvements, or value thereof, is immaterial …
10foot-frontage rule — Under rule, assessment is confined to actual frontage on line of improvement, and depth of lot, number or character of improvements, or value thereof, is immaterial …