noun
- Plural of dekametre; units of length equal to 10 metres.
Usage: metric unit; also spelled decametres in British English
Examples
- The field measured 5 dekametres in length.
- A dekametre is equivalent to approximately 32.8 feet.
- The race course was marked in dekametres for easy measurement.
- The surveyor recorded distances in dekametres and metres.
- Ten dekametres equal one hectometre.