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Metric mile — is a distance which approximates one statute mile (1609.344 m) at a round figure of metres (the SI or metric unit of length). The term is most commonly used in track running and swimming. In track running, the 1500 m race became the standard… … Wikipedia
metric mile — metric mile, (in swimming and track competition) 1,500 meters, or 120 yards short of a statute mile … Useful english dictionary
metric mile — n. Track & Field a measure of distance equal to 1,500 meters … English World dictionary
metric mile — an informal unit of distance used mostly in athletics. The metric mile is equal to 1500 meters or 1.5 kilometers (approximately 0.932 057 statute mile or 4921.26 feet). In U.S. high school competition the term is sometimes used for a race of… … Dictionary of units of measurement
metric mile — noun a) A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (metric mile1609 meters). b) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters … Wiktionary
Mile — Miles redirects here. For other uses, see Mile (disambiguation) and Miles (disambiguation). mile international US survey nautical 1.609344 km 1.609347 km 1.852 km 1,6 … Wikipedia
Mile run — For the tributary stream, see Mile Run (New Jersey). Gunder Hägg (right) defeats Arne Andersson with a world record for the mile of 4:06.2 min in Gothenburg in 1942. The mile run (1,609.344 metres or 5,280 feet) is a middle… … Wikipedia
Metric foot — For the poetical term, see foot (prosody). A metric foot is a nickname occasionally used in the United Kingdom for a length of 300 millimetres (30 cm). A metric foot can be divided into twelve metric inches of 25 millimetres (2.5 cm)… … Wikipedia
Mile High Stadium — Former names Bears Stadium (1948 1968) Location 2755 West 17th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204 … Wikipedia
Metric yardstick — This article gives some rough rules of thumb for comprehending the metric system in terms of everyday life.Conversion hintsFor users of the U.S. Customary system (often referred to as the English system although the UK is now metric) there are a… … Wikipedia
