Lane meter

Lane meter

According to the the University of North Carolina's "How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement" [ [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictL.html Units: L ] ] A lane meter is:

"a unit of deck area for "roll on/roll off" ships: cargo vessels designed so that containers or other cargo can be rolled on and off the decks of the ship. A lane is a strip of deck 2 meters wide. A lane meter is an area of deck one lane wide and one meter long, that is, 2 square meters (21.528 square feet)".

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