"international mile" meaning in All languages combined

See international mile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: international miles [plural]
Etymology: From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound. Head templates: {{en-noun}} international mile (plural international miles)
  1. (units of measure) The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values. Wikipedia link: international mile
    Sense id: en-international_mile-en-noun-zsiy5vvc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: units-of-measure

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