dekameter

/ˈdɛkəˌmitər/
noun
  1. A unit of length equal to 10 meters.
    • The swimming pool is exactly one dekameter long.
    • A dekameter is about the length of a school bus.
    • They marked the trail every dekameter with a small sign.
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