STATUTE MILE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("statute mile" is a kind of...):

linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Meronyms (parts of "statute mile"):

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)

Holonyms ("statute mile" is a part of...):

league (an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles))