surveyor's chain

16 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

surveyor's chain is a valid 16-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

S1U1R1V4E1Y4O1R1'0S1C3H4A1I1N1

1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =25 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75

MEANING

What does surveyor's chain mean?