statute mile
The term "statute mile" originates from the 1593 Weights and Measures Act, standardizing it as a unit of distance.
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Definition
B2General
(common)A unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet or approximately 1.609 kilometers, used primarily in land measurements.
Example
- The marathon race is 26.2 statute miles long.
- The city is located about 10 statute miles from the airport.
C1History
(historical)A unit of distance defined by the 1593 Weights and Measures Act during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Example
- The statute mile was standardized in the 16th century to bring uniformity to measurements.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "statute mile":
geographical milemetric milenautical milesea milesquare milestatute lawmile a minute