°(nautical) A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
°To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.
°(nautical) A measure of length corresponding to the outstretched arms, standardised to six feet, now used mainly for measuring depths in seas or oceans.
°To encircle with outstretched arms, especially to take a measurement; to embrace.