Survey Mile (Noun)
Meaning
A U.S. unit of measure equal to 1609.347 meters; derived from the use of 39.37 inches as the conversion for one meter.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The runner trained for the marathon by logging dozens of survey miles through the rolling hills of the countryside.
- In the United States, many road racing events use the survey mile as the standard unit of measurement.
- Measuring a survey mile in the vast open spaces of the American West often required the use of astronomical observations and triangulation.
- When converting distances between kilometers and survey miles, many athletes relied on approximation rather than precise conversion.
- Cross-country coaches frequently used survey mile measurements to pace their teams during long training runs through the woods.