!!!Fuß

Fuss (German for foot (part of the body); also "Schuh"), unit of 
length derived from the length of the human foot, 0.316 m, divided 
into Zoll (= 2.63 cm). Six Fuss make up a Klafter, measuring 1.894 m 
(according to an original model Klafter in the Historisches Museum der 
Stadt Wien). The unit of measurement used to determine altitude in 
aviation is an English foot (0.3048 m).  Weights and Measures.


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