I saw a 95-foot yacht in the harbor. The 12-mile climb is too arduous for casual visitors. The monument is in the 13.7-acre park's circular drive. A dimension can also be included with another hyphen: I saw a 95-foot-long yacht in the harbor. The 8-foot-tall sculpture is impressive. The flagpole is a 25-foot-tall, 3-inch-thick bamboo pipe.

1) A 6-foot tall man. 2) A 100-meter tall building. 3) A 300-foot long submarine. vs. 1) The man is 6 feet tall. 2) The building is 100 meters tall. 3) The submarine is 300 feet long. The singular form of foot is used more colloquially when talking about people's heights. "He's 6 foot 3." Slangy, but very common. "He's 6 feet 3 inches tall."

2017年11月19日 · In the style I learned (for academic technical writing), a hyphen is used when combining words to make an attributive. For example, "a fifteen-foot boat" or "a two-year assignment". A hyphen is not used when using a measurement as a noun, as in "the boat was fifteen feet long" or "the assignment lasted two years".

2015年12月8日 · Why you should say on foot; We usually use on for movements or actions that involve using body parts. You can rest on your elbows, you can pray on your knees, and you can lie on your back. Walking is no different – the action takes place on foot. Why you could say by foot; We use by to describe a tool used for movements or actions.

2015年8月31日 · The term Bistro car simply means the speaker is using a (possibly second- or third-hand) translation. It doesn't have any special meaning in English as such, beyond the obvious implication that bistros are more about drinks and snacks than dining cars (where the emphasis is more on having a substantial meal).

I go to school every day on foot. I go to school on foot every day. Both are grammatical, but the use of every day at the end of the sentence is more common. Besides, the use of the verb "walk" is more usual than the phrase "go on foot" I walk to school every day. As for: I go to school by bike. I go to school by my bike.

2019年7月10日 · But what I mean in the following example is "ride" as a journey on foot (e.g. mountain climbing) and "ride" as a metaphor for a journey/ trip / effort in general: Dan: "You should try and climb this mountain. It’s hard, it will take lots of time, but it's well worth the ride." (ride as a journey, or as an effort). Sam: We will be traveling on ...

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2025年1月3日 · Really, in most cases, they could be considered synonyms. "Mode", "type" or "form" might be used for generality, such as "by air", rather than specifying by jet plane, blimp or quadcopter.

2024年11月22日 · "He crossed the bridge on foot". also conveys the same meaning. However, "He walked across the road at the zebra crossing". means he moved from one side of the road to the other (not from one end to the other). If you want to describe movement across the width of the bridge (side to side) rather than its length (end to end), you could say: