metric mile

noun

Etymology

From metric + mile. From being a distance measured in S.I. units (metric), in round numbers, that is similar in distance to that of an international mile.

  1. derived from mīlia
  2. derived from *mīliju
  3. inherited from mīl
  4. inherited from myle
  5. compounded as metric mile — “metric + mile

Definitions

  1. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being…

    A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).

  2. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being…

    A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).

  3. In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA