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Length/Distance | Convert from twain to diraa [Egypt] |
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Common Length Conversions Metric Length Conversions Unit Definition (twain) The twain is an old word for the number two, derived from the Anglo-Saxon twegen. The American author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), who had been a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi in his youth, took his literary name from a traditional riverboat phrase "mark twain", meaning "exactly two" fathoms of water. This was the minimum depth needed for the boats to operate safely without running aground. Unit Definition (diraa [Egypt]) The diraa is a traditional Egyptian unit of distance equal to about 58 centimeters (22.8 inches).
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