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SURVEY MILE
Dictionary entry overview: What does survey mile mean?
• SURVEY MILE (noun)
The noun SURVEY MILE has 1 sense:
1. a U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter
Familiarity information: SURVEY MILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("survey mile" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
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