international mile
international mile · international miles
миля
миля
Meile
The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as…The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.
Meaning
1 sensesThe present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.
Near-synonyms: survey mile, statute mile (US)
More definitions
- a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
Origin
From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nationsFrom its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound.
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Forms
plural: international miles| Singular | international mile |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters:milestatute milestat miland milemi