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QUARTER MILE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does quarter mile mean?
• QUARTER MILE (noun)
The noun QUARTER MILE has 1 sense:
1. a unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
Familiarity information: QUARTER MILE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A unit of length equal to a quarter of 1 mile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
440 yards; quarter mile
Hypernyms ("quarter mile" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Holonyms ("quarter mile" is a part of...):
international mile; land mile; mi; mile; stat mi; statute mile (a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters)
Context examples
When they joined the study, none of the participants were frail: they could walk a quarter mile, climb 10 steps, and independently complete daily activities.
(Declining Sense of Smell Linked to Risk of Death, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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