Meanings
plural half-miles
- Half of a statute mile, a measurement of 880 yards, or 2,640 feet, or 804.672 metres.
These trains in the course of their day's work often travel a distance little less than that from London to Glasgow, stopping and starting every half-mile.
1951 January, “The Inner Circle and its Rolling Stock”, in Railway Magazine, page 611 more example
They were greeted with applause, medals and the skirl of bagpipes from our lone piper - a sound some told us encouraged tired legs for the last half-mile as the pipes could be heard on the mountain.
2024 August 7, Paul Bigland, “'3 Peaks by Rail': ain't no mountain high enough”, in RAIL, number 1015, page 51Synonyms: half a mile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounHalf of a statute mile, a measurement of 880 yards, or 2,640 feet, or 804.672 metres.
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