Definitions for "Decametre"
Keywords:  metric, dekameter, ten, meters, dam
A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal to about 393.7 inches.
a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
A decametre (American spelling: dekameter or decameter, symbol: dam) is a measurement of distance equal to ten metres. This measure is included mostly for completeness. It very rarely has any practical application.