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880 yards

880 yards

1 2.6
A distance equal to half a mile
  • noun
translation icon : 880 yardas
  • The football field is 880 yards long, which is about half a mile.

Examples

  • The target was located 880 yards away from the shooting position.

  • Standard Secret Service protective cordon is out to 880 yards.

    Shooter (2007)

  • He managed to run 880 yards in just under three minutes during the track meet.

Synonyms

half mile
vs880 yards
48 1.0

A distance equal to half a mile, about 800 metres

is written as a number plus unit instead of a phrase

Surface Forms

880 yards singular
880 yards plural

Morphology

880 + yard

The string is fully compositional: a numeral ('880') combined with the unit 'yard' denotes a length of 880 yards, so a B1 learner who knows numbers and the word 'yard' can derive the basic meaning. Although the exact equivalence to half a mile or 804.67 m requires conversion knowledge, the core concept (a measurement of length) is transparent and follows a cross-linguistically common numeral+unit pattern.

Etymology

880 Yards comes from old races where tracks were measured in yards. Two laps of a 440-yard track made 880 yards, which is 'half a mile', so the number became the name for that race distance.