Correction for the length of a Semitrailer
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How long is 8.20 fathoms?
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as long as a Semitrailer
The length of a Semitrailer is about 8 fathoms.
(a.k.a. semi-trailer truck, a.k.a. semi, a.k.a. tractor-trailer, a.k.a. truck and trailer, a.k.a. eighteen-wheeler, a.k.a. big rig, a.k.a. Mack truck, a.k.a. transport, a.k.a. lorry, a.k.a. artic; for box truck; United States Federal length limits)
According to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), the maximum allowable length of a semitrailer pulled by a road tractor truck is
8 fathoms (unless superseded by state law). These regulations also allow the vehicles to tow up to
36,000 kg in gross weight.
MLA Style (8th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of a Semitrailer" The Measure of Things, 2024, themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=fth&amt=8.2&i=535. Accessed 16 May 2024.
APA Style (7th Ed.)
The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the length of a Semitrailer. Retrieved May 16, 2024 from themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=fth&amt=8.2&i=535
Chicago Style (17th Ed.)
"Correction for the length of a Semitrailer." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=height&unit=fth&amt=8.2&i=535.