international mile
nounEtymology
From its origin as a compromise value at the 1959 conference among the Anglophone nations to establish a unified value for the yard and pound.
Definitions
The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as…
The present formal value of the mile as precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers, as opposed to other historic or informal values.
- Near-synonyms: survey mile, statute mile (US)
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA