Decametre

Pro Tip 1/3

Decametre isn't commonly used in everyday speech. It's more frequent in scientific or technical settings.

In our geography class, we learned that the river widens to several decametres.

Pro Tip 2/3

Imagine the length of an average school bus, which helps visualize approximately one decametre.

The width of the rectangular garden is about a decametre, like a bus laid on its side.

Pro Tip 3/3

Use 'decametre' when precision matters, such as in scientific research or engineering plans.

The scientist recorded the depth of the trench in decametres.