sur|view

surveyor's measure,

a system of measuring used by surveyors. In the United States, the unit is usually a chain 66 ft., or 20.1168 meters, long with links 7.92 in., or 20.1168 centimeters, long.

▪1 square link = ▪62.73 square inches or 404.709 square centimeters

▪625 square links = ▪1 square pole or 25.2920 square meters

▪16 square poles = ▪1 square chain or 404.6724 square meters

▪10 square chains = ▪1 acre or 0.4047 hectare

▪640 acres = ▪1 section or 1 square mile or 2.5899 square kilometers

▪36 sections = ▪1 township or 93.2364 square kilometers

sur|view «SUR _VYOO», noun.

Archaic. a view, especially a mental view, of something; survey.

╂[< Old French surveue < sourveeir; see etym. under survey (Cf. ↑survey)]