chainage

chain·age

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chey-nij]
- /ˈtʃeɪ nɪdʒ/
- /tʃˈeɪnɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chey-nij]
- /ˈtʃeɪ nɪdʒ/

Definitions of chainage word

noun chainage a length as measured by a surveyor's chain or tape. 1
noun chainage (surveying) An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road. 0
noun chainage (surveying) A distance measured along such a line. 0

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Origin of chainage

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

First recorded in 1605-15; chain + -age

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Parts of speech for Chainage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Chainage

chainage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

chainage usage trend in Literature

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