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Noun: statute mile  sta-choot mI(-u)l
  1. A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
    "The road sign indicated it was 5 statute miles to the next town";
    - mile, stat mi, land mile, international mile, mi, ml

Derived forms: statute miles

Type of: linear measure, linear unit

Part of: league

Encyclopedia: Statute mile