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statute mile

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statute mile
n.
See mile.

statute mile
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a legal or formal name for mile [1]

statute mile  (stcht)
See mile.
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Noun1.statute mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feetstatute mile - a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
furlong - a unit of length equal to 220 yards
880 yards, half mile - a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile
440 yards, quarter mile - a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
league - an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)


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