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Insurance. fire and theft.

Definition for ft (2 of 3)

Ft.

forint; forints.

Definition for ft (3 of 3)

square foot

noun

a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. Abbreviation: ft2, sq. ft.

Example sentences from the Web for ft

So far, three test flights of the SS2 have only managed altitude of around 71,000ft - approximately 13 miles.

Branson: We'll Blast Off In Fall, And Build Hotels In Space |Tom Sykes |March 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Update: the FT has more Under the outlines of the deal, depositors with accounts worth less than €100,000 would not be touched.

New Deal for Cyprus, Bank Run to Follow? |Megan McArdle |March 24, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Waves over 10 meters (33 ft) high killed more than 3,000 people and completely destroyed 20,000 homes in the city.

Japan’s Ishinomaki City Still Stricken from Tsunami |Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky |March 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Since it's paywalled and the photos are by an FT photographer, that doesn't mean much if you aren't a subscriber.

Not All Borders Are Created Equal |Justin Green |January 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

The FT reported then that the investment bank was preparing more pay and job cuts in early 2013 in its effort to reduce costs.

Layoffs Across Investment Banking |David Frum |January 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
At last the three dogs remained pointing and listening about 12 ft from the shore under a spruce of considerable size.

Canadian Wilds |Martin Hunter
As I attempted to clarify last time the pilot has descended to 2000 ft and evidently is unable to see anything ahead.

Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster |Sir Owen Woodhouse, R. B. Cooke, Ivor L. M. Richardson, Duncan Wallace McMullin, and Sir Edward Somers
Eac sum ymesene man mid wope his ft gesohte, biddende his hle.

The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church |lfric
The locks are 200 ft. long in the clear between the gates, and 45 ft wide in the chamber at the bottom.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 |Various
When they have attained the height of 1-1/2 ft, tie the leaves lightly to a stake and earth-up the stem.

Gardening for the Million |Alfred Pink

British Dictionary definitions for ft (1 of 3)

ft

abbreviation for

foot or feet

fortification

British Dictionary definitions for ft (2 of 3)

Ft

abbreviation for

Fort

British Dictionary definitions for ft (3 of 3)

FT

abbreviation for (in Britain)

Financial Times

Medical definitions for ft

ft.

abbr.

foot

fiat, fiant (let there be done; let there be made)

Scientific definitions for ft

ft

Abbreviation of foot