There is no formal definition for shovel ready. The Federal Highway Administration says it doesnât use the phrase. Its preferred term is âready to go,â according to acting administrator Jeff Paniati. That means a state has already done the preliminary work for that project, he says.
A fathom is a unit of length in the imperial and the U.S. customary systems equal to 6 feet (1.8288 metres), used especially for measuring the depth of water. There are two yards (6 feet) in an imperial fathom. Originally based on the distance between a man's outstretched arms, the size of a fathom has varied slightly depending on whether it was defined as a thousandth of an (Admiralty) nautical mile or as a multiple of the imperial yard.
Definitions for fathomable. fathomable, plumbable, soundable(adj) (of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth. fathomable(adj) (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended.