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Definition of Land mile
1. Noun. A unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters.
Generic synonyms: Linear Measure, Linear Unit
Terms within: Furlong, 880 Yards, Half Mile, 440 Yards, Quarter Mile
Group relationships: League
Derivative terms: Miler, Miler
Lexicographical Neighbors of Land Mile
Literary usage of Land mile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Natural Philosophy by William Thomson Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait (1873)
"British land-mile = 1609-315 metres. Sea-mile = 1851'851 metres. ... land- mile.
Kilometre = -54 sea-mile. 363. The unit of superficial measure is in ..."
2. Machinists' and Draftsmen's Handbook: Containing Tables, Rules, and Formulas by Peder Lobben (1899)
"8 furlongs = 1 statute or land mile = 320 rods = 1760 yards. 3 miles = 1 league =
24 furlongs = 960 rods. 5280 feet = 1 statute or land mile = 1.609 ..."
3. The Mediterranean Trip: A Short Guide to the Principal Points on the Shores by Noah Brooks (1895)
"A land mile is 5280 feet; and a knot, therefore, is a little more than one and
one-eighth of a land mile. For all practical purposes, 13 knots may be ..."
4. Railroad Rate Regulation: With Special Reference to the Powers of the by Joseph Henry Beale, Bruce Wyman (1915)
"... one land mile is constructively reckoned as equivalent to two nautical miles
north of Cape Hatteras, while to the south of the Cape one land mile is ..."
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