Question

One fathom is equal to ______________ ft. Fill in the blank.

Answer 1

HERE IS YOUR ANSWER.

ONE FATHOM IS EQUAL TO SIX FEET.

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Answer 2

One fathom is equal to 6 feet where in one foot is equal to 1/6 of fathom.

Basically, fathom is used to measure the depth of water in UK and US customary systems.

One fathom is equal to 2 years or otherwise 6 feet or 1.829 meters or 18 hands or 72 inches.

The name fathom is coined out from the German word fadum that means outstretching arms.