passenger mile
passenger mile noun: a basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers.
Noun
passenger mile (plural passenger miles)
- A basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers.
- Remember, in 1993 BR was fighting its way through a recession which would see passenger miles fall to the lowest level since Bob Reid launched the business-led railway.2019 October, Roger Ford, “Class 365 fleet state-owned”, in Modern Railways, page 34
Forms of passenger mile
| plural | passenger miles |
|---|---|
| alternative form | passenger-mile |
Origin of passenger mile
Compound of passenger + mile, although, as with any such unit of measure (e.g., person-months, newton metres), the mathematical relationship of multiplication is simultaneously involved; see ton-mile for more information.
Questions about passenger mile
- What does passenger mile mean?
- Passenger mile means a basic unit used by transport companies for calculating profit levels etc. It is calculated by multiplying total distance travelled in a given period by the number of passengers.
- What part of speech is passenger mile?
- Passenger mile is a noun.
- What is the plural of passenger mile?
- The plural of passenger mile is passenger miles.
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