geographical mile
noun
a unit of distance defined as the length of one minute of latitude or longitude at the equator: approximately 1855 meters or 2029 yards.
geographical miles
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pluralof geographical mile.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Asia has seven thousand seven hundred geographical miles of coast; Europe four thousand three hundred, and Africa only three thousand five hundred.
From The Church of England Magazine - Volume 10, No. 263, January 9, 1841 by Various
Mrs. B. Sixty geographical miles, which is equal to 691/2 English statute miles; or about one-sixth more than a common mile.
From Conversations on Natural Philosophy, in which the Elements of that Science are Familiarly Explained by Thomas P. Jones
We always speak of geographical miles with reference to our marches; six geographical are equal to seven English miles.
From In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions by Francis Leopold McClintock
The sound of the explosions was heard in Sumatra, at the distance of 970 geographical miles in a direct line; and at Ternate, in an opposite direction, at the distance of 720 miles.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
"Scientific men claim that the atmosphere is forty-five geographical miles in depth over the earth's surface," I said.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by John Uri Lloyd
