statute mile
- noun
- /ˈstætʃuːt maɪl/
- Specialized
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milla estatutaria
Examples
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"It's about one point fifteen statute miles."
Fiction book (1999) -
That's one of the few things in aviation that's reported in statute miles is a visibility.
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300 statute miles is the exact distance between Seleucia Pieria and the Temple Mount.
Blog text (19) -
The exact location of the Beilan pass and the camp of his general Parmenion from where Alexander turned to attack Darius is 333 statute miles from the Temple Mount.
Blog text (19) -
For comparison with the figure from the book, the distance between 5 degrees of latitude in the figure below is 555 km (300 nautical miles or 345 statute miles).
Blog text (7) -
The race was 10 statute miles long, winding through the scenic countryside.
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In the United States, speed limits on highways are often posted in statute miles per hour.
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He drove for three statute miles before realizing he was on the wrong road.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A measure of distance equal to 1,609 meters used for roads in the US and UK
4
1.0
A unit of distance equal to 1,609 meters
A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet used on land
A unit of length equal to 1,609.344 meters used in the United States and the United Kingdom
A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards, about 1,609 meters
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward head-modifier combination: 'statute' (law) modifies 'mile' (unit), so the meaning — a mile defined by statute or legal standard — is directly derivable from the parts. While the exact numeric value is technical, a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand this denotes a specific legally defined type of mile rather than an idiomatic or unpredictable sense.
Etymology
Statute mile comes from a time when different places used different lengths for a mile, so a law fixed one official mile. The word statute means 'by law' and mile is a distance, so today a statute mile always means 5,280 feet, about 1,609 meters.