They could have a char once a fortnight for a scrub-down and the heavy washing. The Combined Maze May Sinclair In an hour I had landed twelve trout and char, weighing 10Â½ lb. Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland John Rogers In this light they were considered by the parliament in the 25 char.
The geologic time scale that represents the longest time span is  the eon. It is a unit of time that is equal to a billion years.
Geological time scale. The vast expanse of geological time has been separated into eras, periods, and epochs. The numbers included below refer to the beginnings of the division in which the title appears. The numbers are in millions of years. The named divisions of time are for the most part based on fossil evidence and principles for relative dating over the past two hundred years.