chainage

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noun

An imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.

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Meanings

nounchainage (countable and uncountable, plural chainages)

plural chainages

  1. countableuncountablegeographyAn imaginary line used to measure distance, often corresponding to the centre of a straight road.
  2. countableuncountablegeographyA distance measured along such a line.

Origin

From chain + -age.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chainage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainage

MLA

“chainage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chainage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chainage.

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