Geographical Mile (Noun)
Meaning
A former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The geographical mile was used in the past to measure distances in the United Kingdom, particularly in surveying and mapping applications.
- A geographical mile is equivalent to 6,080 feet, which is slightly longer than the standard statute mile used today.
- The use of the geographical mile was phased out as the metric system became more widely adopted in the United Kingdom.
- Surveyors used to measure distances in geographical miles when conducting land surveys in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- The difference in length between a geographical mile and a statute mile is approximately 800 feet, which is significant in precise measurements.