"half-mile" meaning in All languages combined

See half-mile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: half-miles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-mile (plural half-miles)
  1. Half of a statute mile, a measurement of 880 yards, or 2,640 feet, or 804.672 metres. Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-half-mile-en-noun-CgNUnxMN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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