metrenoun
UK US meter uk/ˈmiː.tər/us/ˈmiː.t̬ɚ/metre noun (MEASUREMENT)
A2 [ C ] written abbreviation m a unit of measurement equal to 100 centimetres:
The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick.
a 15-metre yacht
She won the 100 metres (= a race run over this distance) at the Olympics.
He is 1 m 75 tall.
The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre (= a unit of volume equal to 1,000 litres).
The room is six metres square.
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- The women's 200 metre event will be followed by the men's 100 metres.
- The river froze to a depth of over a metre.
- There's a drop of two metres from the window to the ground.
- We are currently flying at an altitude of 15,000 metres.
- The boat is ten metres in length.
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metre noun (POETRY)
[ C or U ] specialized literature the regular arrangement of syllables in poetry according to the number and type of beats in a line:
He composes poems in a classical style and in strict metre.
Many hymns have a firm, regular metre.
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