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statute mile

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
statute mile
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

British usage

noun

The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s.

American usage

noun

The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

statute miles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

geographical mile nautical mile sea mile

Synonyms

international mile survey mile land mile mile stat mi mi

Questions

What does statute mile mean?
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.

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