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Length, when referring to measurement in one dimension (as in the length of a line segment or a or a piece of string), has a specialized meaning. So does height when it is used in conjunction with base.
Generally, the bigger measurement is listed first, and so many times this ends up being the length or height. For instance, if someone is measuring a rectangle, the longer sides tend to be regarded as the length, which are then listed first before the width measurement.