statute mile

English

Noun

statute mile (plural statute miles)

  2. (UK) The mile of 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, distinguished from the traditional mile of 5,000 feet employed before the 1593 Weights and Measures Act.
    Synonym: international mile
    Hypernyms: land mile < mile
    Coordinate terms: geographical mile, nautical mile, sea mile
    Near-synonym: survey mile
  4. (US) The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.
    Synonym: survey mile
    Hypernyms: land mile < mile
    Coordinate terms: geographical mile, nautical mile, sea mile
    Near-synonym: international mile
  5. The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile.
    Synonym: land mile
    Hypernym: mile
    Hyponyms: international mile, survey mile, geographical mile
    Coordinate terms: nautical mile, sea mile
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