the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > measure (off) a length or distance [verb (transitive)] > by pacing or striding (3)
transitive. To traverse with paces or steps; (now) esp. to walk at a steady or regular speed about (a space) as an expression of anxiety…
To measure (a distance) by stepping over it. Also with off, out.
To walk about (a street, etc.) with long steps; to pace; hence, to measure by striding.