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Noun: decametre  'de-ku,mee-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: decameter)
  1. A metric unit of length equal to ten meters
    - decameter [US], dekameter [US], dekametre [Brit, Cdn], dam, dkm [Brit]

Derived forms: decametres

Type of: metric linear unit

Part of: hectometer [US], hectometre [Brit, Cdn], hm [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Decametre