gunter's chain in English
noun
1
a former measuring instrument 66 feet (20.1 m) long, subdivided into 100 links, each of which is a short section of wire connected to the next link by a loop. It has now been superseded by the steel tape and electronic equipment.
He also invented Gunter's chain which was 22 yards long with 100 links.
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1. They also acquired a theodolite and Gunter's chain for surveying the mountain, and a pair of barometers for measuring altitude.