metric mile

noun

A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).

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Meanings

nounmetric mile (plural metric miles)

plural metric miles

  1. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
  2. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
  3. USIn high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.

Origin

From metric + mile. From being a distance measured in S.I. units (metric), in round numbers, that is similar in distance to that of an international mile.

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APA

metric mile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20mile

MLA

“metric mile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20mile. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metric mile,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metric%20mile.

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