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To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it is cut.
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A landing place or wharf.
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A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope; -- also called stadia, and stadia rod.
v. t.
To form into staddles, as hay.
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Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a province.
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A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree.
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A row of dried or drying hay, etc.
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Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
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A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances.
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A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.
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A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia.
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A stadium.
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An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.
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of Stadium
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Alt. of Stadtholdership
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Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a crutch; a cane.
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The frame of a stack of hay or grain.
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The office or position of a stadtholder.
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