Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used to measure firewood and pulpwood in the United States and Canada, although the term is used informally elsewhere.A cord is the amount of wood that, when "ranked and well stowed" (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m3). This corresponds to a well-stacked woodpile 4 feet (122 cm) high, 8 feet (244 cm) long, and 4 feet (122 cm) deep; or any other arrangement of linear measurements that yields the same volume.The name cord probably comes from the use of a cord or string to measure it."@en }
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- Cord_(unit) abstract "The cord is a unit of measure of dry volume used to measure firewood and pulpwood in the United States and Canada, although the term is used informally elsewhere.A cord is the amount of wood that, when "ranked and well stowed" (arranged so pieces are aligned, parallel, touching and compact), occupies a volume of 128 cubic feet (3.62 m3). This corresponds to a well-stacked woodpile 4 feet (122 cm) high, 8 feet (244 cm) long, and 4 feet (122 cm) deep; or any other arrangement of linear measurements that yields the same volume.The name cord probably comes from the use of a cord or string to measure it.".