land mile

land mile

n. See mile.

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land mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 metersinternational mile, mile, stat mi, statute mile, milinear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of lengthfurlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards880 yards, half mile - a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile440 yards, quarter mile - a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mileleague - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)