square mile

[skwair mahyl]

noun

1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; equivalent to 2.59 square kilometers. mi 2 , sq. mi.

Word History and Origins

Origin of square mile¹

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

He figures in about 35 square miles, there are just a few individual possums left.

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Hampshire as a whole uses about 165 million liters over more than 1,400 square miles.

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He also believes 100 square miles of regional park sitting right behind the town and a river "that we don't make the most of" are assets waiting to be exploited.

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The firestorms engulfed 59 square miles of Southern California — more than twice the size of Manhattan — transforming entire city blocks in Altadena and Pacific Palisades into corridors of ashes, twisted metal and skeletal trees.

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The Waymo service area in Los Angeles currently covers more than 120 square miles from Santa Monica to downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.

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