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route mile

route mile noun: a mile of track on a route between places.

Noun

route mile (plural route miles)

  1. (plural, usually) A mile of track on a route between places.
    • In June, 1950, therefore, the Railway Board prepared a tentative regrouping scheme, which contemplated the formation of six new railway systems, each serving a specific zone, and consisting of approximately 5,000 to 6,000 route-miles of line, the total mileage being 33,000.1952 January, “Notes and News: The Indian Regrouping Scheme”, in Railway Magazine, pages 62-63
    • The mountainous nature of Norway has always been a serious obstacle to the development of railways, and although some 2,700 route miles are now open for traffic, several schemes have yet to be completed.1956 April, H. A. Vallance, “To Oslo via Stavanger”, in Railway Magazine, page 213

Forms of route mile

pluralroute miles

Questions about route mile

What does route mile mean?
Route mile means a mile of track on a route between places.
What part of speech is route mile?
Route mile is a noun.
What is the plural of route mile?
The plural of route mile is route miles.

Words near route mile in the dictionary

  1. route indicators
  2. route march
  3. route marched
  4. route marches
  5. route marching
  6. route mile
  7. route miles
  8. route of administration
  9. route one football
  10. route planner
  11. route planners

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