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SQUARE FOOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does square foot mean?
• SQUARE FOOT (noun)
The noun SQUARE FOOT has 1 sense:
1. a unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
Familiarity information: SQUARE FOOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of area equal to one foot by one foot square
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
sq ft; square foot
Hypernyms ("square foot" is a kind of...):
area unit; square measure (a system of units used to measure areas)
Context examples
It is equal to 4046.8564224 square meters, or 10 square chains, or 160 square rods, 43560 square feet, or 4840 square yards.
(Acre, NCI Thesaurus)
It was dark here in front: only the bright door sent ten square feet of light volleying out into the soft black morning.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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