| 单词 | quarter-mile |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquarter-mile quarter-mile n. one fourth of a mile (approx. 0.402 km); a race over this distance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race quarter-mile1611 dead1635 diaulos1706 quarter1779 dead heat1796 match race1804 dash1836 sprint race1836 mile1851 road race1852 time trial1857 decider1858 all-ages1864 rough-up1864 hippodrome1867 distance running1868 team race1869 run-off1873 relay race1878 walk-away1879 title race1905 tortoise race1913 procession1937 stage1943 pace1968 prologue1973 the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > mile > quarter of a mile quarter-mile1611 quarter1779 1611 in H. Maule Reg. de Panmure (1874) I. p. xcv And thearfra agane neir ane qwarter mile. 1796 Edinb. Advertiser 10 June 376/2 The mail coach from Glasgow to London passing within a quarter mile of the lands. 1891 N.E.D at Enter v. Have you entered for the Quarter-mile? 1895 Westm. Gaz. 11 Jan. 5/2 A quarter-mile straight race for professionals. 1908 H. Day King Spruce xxvi The snub-line down the steep quarter-mile..made a cut-off that doubled the efficiency of the teams. 1997 Time Out 10 Sept. 138/4 With the European record for the quarter-mile [in dragster racing] currently standing at 4.98 seconds, you could sneeze and miss an entire run. < as lemmas |
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