"statute mile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: statute miles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} statute mile (plural statute miles)
  1. (UK) 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. Wikidata QID: Q61750260 Tags: UK Synonyms: international mile, survey mile Hypernyms: land mile, mile Coordinate_terms: geographical mile, nautical mile, sea mile
    Sense id: en-statute_mile-en-noun-en:Q61750260 Categories (other): British English
  2. (US) The US survey mile, distinguished from the international mile adopted by treaty in the 1950s. Wikidata QID: Q61749562 Tags: US Synonyms: survey mile, international mile Hypernyms: land mile, mile Coordinate_terms: geographical mile, nautical mile, sea mile
    Sense id: en-statute_mile-en-noun-en:Q61749562 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Units of measure Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 49 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 46 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 50 33 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 18 51 31
  3. The land mile in its various forms, distinguished from the nautical mile. Synonyms: land mile Hypernyms: mile Coordinate_terms: nautical mile, sea mile
    Sense id: en-statute_mile-en-noun-VBP9oNUk

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