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Noun: land mile  land mI(-u)l
  1. A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    "The marathon is approximately 26.2 land miles";
    - mile, statute mile, stat mi, international mile, mi, ml

Derived forms: land miles

Type of: linear measure, linear unit

Part of: league

Encyclopedia: Land mile