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    STATUTE MILE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 metersplay

    Synonyms:

    international mile; land mile; mi; mile; stat mi; statute mile

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("statute mile" is a kind of...):

    linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

    Meronyms (parts of "statute mile"):

    furlong (a unit of length equal to 220 yards)

    880 yards; half mile (a unit of length equal to half of 1 mile)

    440 yards; quarter mile (a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile)

    Holonyms ("statute mile" is a part of...):

    league (an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles))

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