Meanings
plural survey miles
- USThe mile of ⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ kilometers employed by the United States prior to its adoption of the international mile by treaty in the 1950s.
Near-synonyms: international mile, statute mile (UK)
Synonyms: statute mile, international mile, statute mile
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe mile of ⁶³³⁶⁄₃₉₃₇ kilometers employed by the United States prior to its adoption of the international mile by treaty in the 1950s.
Origin
From its continued use until the 1980s in reference to the US Geological Survey's 1927 geodetic datum.
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