"survey mile" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: survey miles [plural]
Etymology: From its continued use until the 1980s in reference to the US Geological Survey's 1927 geodetic datum. Head templates: {{en-noun}} survey mile (plural survey miles)
  1. (US) The mile of ⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ kilometers employed by the United States prior to its adoption of the international mile by treaty in the 1950s. Wikipedia link: survey mile Tags: US Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: statute mile [US], U.S. survey mile, US survey mile

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