"dragonlength" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dragonlengths [plural]
Etymology: From dragon + length. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|dragon|length}} dragon + length Head templates: {{en-noun}} dragonlength (plural dragonlengths)
  1. (fantasy) A distance equal to the length of a dragon. Categories (topical): Dragons, Fantasy, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-dragonlength-en-noun-s32ey6BA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: fantasy

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2007, E. E. Knight (pseudonym; Eric Frisch), chapter 22, in Dragon Outcast (The Age of Fire; 3), Roc Books, page 257",
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