metric mile

English

Etymology

From metric +‎ mile. From being a distance measured in S.I. units (metric), in round numbers, that is similar in distance to that of an international mile.

Noun

metric mile (plural metric miles)

1. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1500 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
2. A distance in international athletics (particularly track), the 1600 meter race, being about a mile (~1609 meters).
3. (US) In high school track, 4 laps of the standard 400 meter track, 1600 meters.

Coordinate terms

• (1600m): 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3000m, 5000m, 10000m, 15000m
• (1500m): 100m, 200m, 500m, 1000m, 2000m, 5000m, 10000m, 15000m
• (metric analog of a mile) kilometre / kilometer / km / klick

Related terms

• mile
• statute mile
• nautical mile
• Imperial mile
• international mile