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US
/ˈmitɝ/
]
[ UK /mˈiːtɐ/ ]
[ UK /mˈiːtɐ/ ]
NOUN
- the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
How To Use metre In A Sentence
- As the earth's crust was forced upwards, it displaced hundreds of cubic metres of water along an area as large as 1000 km long and 100 km wide.
- And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
- The pump is capable of producing 1400 litres per hour at 16 rpm from a depth of 40 metres and is effective up to a depth of 100 metres. Archive for » 2005 » September : Sustainablog
- The city is at an elevation of 2 000 metres.
- In the men's 4 x 200-metre relay team, he finished seventh.
- It ought to be pointed out that calculating passenger kilometres is an inexact science.
- Fire covered the carriageway and melted more than 600 sq metres of tarmac before the blaze was extinguished. The Sun
- Consequently, they had to drop concrete piles 8 metres into the soil to provide a foundation.
- The run is a 825-metre stampede from the corral where the bulls are kept to the outdoor bullfighting arena where they will be invariably killed by matadors later in the day.
- Neither Pislar nor Knittel conceded and the two raced the full 2000 metres with Knittel finally getting the better of Pislar.