statute mile
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statute mile 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.
- The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.
- The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile.
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