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Three-mile

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Three´-mile`
the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt (the three-mile beltorthree-mile zone) of three miles included in territorial waters (which see) of a state.
a.1.Of or pertaining to three miles; as,


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After that I had a three-mile fare, and there were bags and boxes enough to have brought in a good many twopences if they had been put outside; but you know how people do; all that could be piled up inside on the front seat were put in and three heavy boxes went on the top.
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When we had watched long enough to see that Jake was getting along all right and working his signs very good, we loafed along again, allowing to strike the schoolhouse about recess time, which was a three-mile tramp.
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And because she did not--most likely she deemed me unappreciative--I cried all the way home on the three-mile tramp from the school to the ranch.
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