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metric miles

metric miles is the plural of metric mile.

Meaning of metric mile

Noun

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.

Questions about metric miles

What is metric miles the plural of?
Metric miles is the plural of metric mile.

Words near metric miles in the dictionary

  1. metric level
  2. metric levels
  3. metric martyr
  4. metric martyrs
  5. metric mile
  6. metric miles
  7. metric ounce
  8. metric ounces
  9. metric pound
  10. metric pounds
  11. metric prefix

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