statute mile

Japanese: statute mile(英語表記)statutemile
statute mile

…8 furlongs, or 1,760 yards, is about 1.609 km. It is called a statute mile because it is the legal unit in the UK, and is used mainly to express distance on land. The league, which is equal to 3 mi, was once used as a doubling unit.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "statute mile" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…8ファーロング,すなわち1760ヤードに等しく,約1.609kmである。イギリスの法定単位であるため法定マイルstatute mileといい,主として陸上の距離などを表すのに用いる。倍量単位としてかつては3miに等しいリーグleague(法定リーグ)を用いた。…

※「statute mile」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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