Quarter-mile
noun
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Noun
- 1 A quarter of a statute mile, a measurement of 440 yards, or 1,320 feet, or 402.336 metres.
"The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line."
Example
More examples"The railway was in fact shifted in 1937 a little to the west, over a distance of a quarter-mile, to make room for the by-pass at this point, but complete abandonment was firmly vetoed because of the proved strategic value of the line."
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