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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Synonyms: international mile, survey mile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land mile, mile
noun
The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Synonyms: survey mile, international mile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: land mile, mile
noun
The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: land mile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mile
noun
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: linear unit, linear measure
History
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