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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
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700 square metres wide

"The militants had held out for months against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the small oasis town on the Euphrates river, clinging on to an area of land less than 700 square metres wide despite fierce coalition bombing."

(The Guardian.)

Is "700 square metres wide" a correct wording to describe the wideness?

  

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For width, no. Typo. " wide has to be a typo.

— Nel0506

  • For width, no.
  • Typo.
  • " wide has to be a typo.
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For width, no. Typo.

"An area of 700 square metres."

wide has to be a typo.

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