metric mile
(US) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.
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(US) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.
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A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
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A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
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A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
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