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Etymology

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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.

Noun

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metric mile (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. (US) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.

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  • (1600m): 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, 5000m, 10000m, 15000m
  • (1500m): 100m, 200m, 500m, 1000m, 2000m, 5000m, 10000m, 15000m
  • (metric analog of a mile) kilometre / kilometer / km / klick
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  • mile
  • statute mile
  • nautical mile
  • Imperial mile
  • international mile
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