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quarter-mile

quarter-mile noun: a quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.

Noun

quarter-mile (plural quarter-miles)

  1. A quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.
    • The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line.1955 March, T. B. Sands, “The Didcot, Newbury & Southampton Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 191

Forms of quarter-mile

pluralquarter-miles

Questions about quarter-mile

What does quarter-mile mean?
Quarter-mile means a quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.
What part of speech is quarter-mile?
Quarter-mile is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter-mile?
The plural of quarter-mile is quarter-miles.

Words near quarter-mile in the dictionary

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  2. quarter-life crises
  3. quarter-life crisis
  4. quarter-master
  5. quarter-masters
  6. quarter-mile
  7. quarter-miler
  8. quarter-milers
  9. quarter-muncher
  10. quarter-munchers
  11. quarter-phase

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