square mile

[ skwair-mahyl ]

/ ˈskwɛər ˈmaɪl /

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noun

a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one mile on each side; equivalent to 2.59 square kilometers. Abbreviations: mi2, sq. mi.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Origin of square mile

First recorded in 1620–30

Words nearby square mile

squarely, square matrix, square meal, square measure, square meter, square mile, square millimeter, square number, square off, square of opposition, square one

Example sentences from the Web for square mile

There are 565 municipalities in the state, and some that contract with police unions are as small as 1 square mile.
How We Found Pricey Provisions in New Jersey Police Contracts|by Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press|February 8, 2021|ProPublica
Ohio, the state with the second-highest air emissions rate, averaged 899 pounds per square mile.
Air Quality Regulators in “Cancer Alley” Have Fallen Dangerously Behind|by Mark Schleifstein, The Times-Picayune and The Advocate|January 29, 2021|ProPublica
After all, they rank second and third in the country — behind Alaska — for fewest people per square mile.
In Big Sky country, a pandemic-era fly-fishing getaway|Carl Fincke|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Then she managed to struggle a mile through dark, rainy woods.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods|James Higdon|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Beyond the huge American flag that hung over the street, the mile-long mass of cops ended.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some longtime local acquaintances are struggling to square the man they know with the ugly associations.
No. 3 Republican Admits Talking to White Supremacist Conference|Tim Mak|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each one seems a mile high, and the entire flight an insurmountable obstacle.
You’re Never ‘Cured’ of an Eating Disorder|Carrie Arnold|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This last trip it had felt as if there were more cameras around Havana than Times Square.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
General Santa Anna is within a mile of us with fifteen hundred men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Nowhere can be found a region capable of supporting a larger population to the square mile than Lombardy.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
For years his lordship was seldom seen in London, the great house in Grosvenor Square was never opened.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
She opened the door of a square room with large roses on the white wall-paper, and fine old mahogany furniture.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

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