statute mile

statute mile

n. See mile.

statute mile

n (Units) a legal or formal name for mile¹

mile

(maɪl)

n. 1. Also called statute mile. a unit of distance on land in English-speaking countries equal to 5280 feet, or 1760 yards (1.609 kilometers).Abbr.: mi, mi. 2. nautical mile (def. 2). 3. international nautical mile. 4. any of various other units of distance at different periods and in different countries. Compare Roman mile. 5. a notable distance or margin: missed it by a mile. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English mīl < Latin mīlia (passuum) a thousand (paces)]

stat·ute mile

(stăch′o͞ot) See mile. See Table at measurement.

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statute mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 metersinternational mile, land mile, mile, stat mi, 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)