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Foot

Foot is a unit of length in the inch-pound system of measurement customarily used in the United States. It is equal to one-third of a yard, and contains 12 inches. A 1959 international agreement defines the yard in a way that makes the foot equal to exactly 0.3048 meter. See Weights and measures. More »

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