pace off

verb

paced off; pacing off; paces off
: to measure (something) by counting the number of steps it takes to walk its length
The new garden is about 25 feet long. I paced it off.

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“Pace off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20off. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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